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Newspaper Publisher Shot Dead In Colombia
Bogota - A newspaper publisher known for his attacks on corruption and nepotism in Colombia has been shot dead, news reports said Saturday.Clodomiro Castilla, 49, publisher of El Pulso del Tiempo...


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Colombia Coffee Crop To Surge On ‘optimal’ Weather, Group Says
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s coffee output will jump 41 percent this year from a 33-year low as a combination of “optimal” weather and adequate fertilizer use improves yields,...
Guyana Parliament Establishes Special Committee To Monitor Security Sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The parliament of Guyana on Thursday established a special oversight committee to monitor the operations of the country’s security forces and the entire sector, with the...
Pentagon Says Venezuela A 'destabilizing Force'
By Anthony Boadle WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters) -- The chief of the US military's Southern Command said on Thursday that Venezuela's socialist government is a "destabilizing force" in Latin...
Venezuela Increases Proven Oil Reserves To 211.17 Billion Barrels
CARACAS -- Venezuela announced Thursday that its proven reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels of oil at the end of 2009, a 39.9 billion barrel increase, or 23 percent. The new reserves came mainly...
Oil Prices Fall On Stronger Dollar, India's Interest Hike
Crude futures fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar rose against the euro while India raised interest rate unexpectedly.The U.S. dollar gained against the euro on worries over Greece' s debt on Friday as...
Chavez Opponent Charged For Televised Remarks
Venezuelan prosecutors charged a government opponent with conspiracy and other crimes Friday after he said on a television program that the country has become a haven for drug...
[03/19] Chavez Opponent Charged For Televised Remarks
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan prosecutors charged a government opponent with conspiracy and other crimes Friday after he said on a television program that the country has become a haven for...
Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal Approves Extradition Of Former President Perez
The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice had approved a request of the government to extradite former President Carlos Andres Perez from the United States, local press reported Friday.Perez is...
Sanin Wins Colombia Conservative Candidacy
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian Foreign Minister Noemi Sanin won the country's Conservative Party candidacy for May's presidential election, according official vote results from the party's...
Venezuela Asks For Details Of Charges In Eta Case
ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela. Venezuela asked Interpol in Madrid for details of the indictment naming...
Wife Of 87-year-old Venezuelan Ex-president Perez Calls Attempt To Extradite Him Ridiculous
(AP) — CARACAS, Venezuela - The wife of former Venezuelan leader Carlos Andres Perez has ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, saying President Hugo Chavez is...
[03/19] Ex-leader Won't Return To Venezuela, Wife Says
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The wife of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, suggesting that President Hugo Chavez is...
Ex-leader Won't Return To Venezuela, Wife Says
The wife of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, suggesting that President Hugo Chavez is attempting to create a...
Cabinet Nod For Ovl's Investment In Venezuela
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) and its partners' investment of $2.181 billion in a giant oilfield in Venezuela bringing the...
Canadian Consumers Benefit When Loonie And Oil Prices Rise In Tandem
CALGARY - With the Canadian dollar's recent rise toward parity, and oil trudging higher over the last few months, the days of pricey gasoline might seem to be once again close at hand. But when the...
Mayor Vows To Clean Up Venezuela's Filthy Capital
said Thursday that his office will take over two waste-collection companies the are responsible for picking up garbage in Caracas, where residents have long complained about inadequate trash...