Mexico nabs 4 accused of slaying federal police
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police have captured four men accused of slaying 12 federal agents and dumping their bloodied bodies along a highway in President Felipe Calderon's home state of Michoacan, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Nine Pre-Inca Burials Found in Lima Neighborhood
Lima, 22 July (EFE).- Peruvian archeologists have found nine burials in a “huaca,” a pyramidal pre-Inca construction, in the Lima neighborhood of Magdalena del Mar, the discoverers announced today.
Uribe Anticipates that Agreement with the U.S. will Expand International Cooperation
Bogotá, July 20 (EFE).- Today Colombian President Álvaro Uribe expressed his expectation that the counternarcotics and counterterrorism cooperation agreement that his country is negotiating with the United States will provide for the possible expansion of this collaboration to regional and worldwide spheres.
U.S. Offers Fifty Million Dollars for Information on Ten Mexican Drug Traffickers
Washington, July 20 (EFE).- The United States is offering a total of fifty million dollars as a reward for information leading to the capture of ten members of the Mexican Gulf cartel and its armed wing, known as “The Zetas,” the State Department announced today.
Honduras Says That Military Agreements with the U.S. “Remain Firm”
Tegucigalpa, July 20 (EFE).- Military relations and security protocols between Honduras and the United States “remain firm,” the Undersecretary of Defense of the Central American country, Gabo Jalil, told EFE today.
55% of Colombians Support U.S. Presence on Their Military Bases
Bogotá, July 21 (EFE). - According to a survey published today, more than half of Colombians (55.35%) “agree” with the presence of U.S. military personnel on the country’s bases, as established by a cooperation agreement being negotiated by the two nations. .
2,500 Soldiers Arrive in Michoacán to Put an End to Drug Trafficking Violence
Morelia (Mexico), July 20 (EFE).- The Mexican army today began to deploy 2,500 soldiers in the state of Michoacán in response to attacks by the cartel of ‘The Family,’ which have resulted in fifteen police officers dead in recent days.
Drug-Trafficking Ring between South America and Italy through Spain Dismantled
Rome, July 21 (EFE).- The Italian police today dismantled a drug-trafficking ring between South America and Italy through Spain, controlled by the ’Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, in an operation in which around forty individuals were arrested, police sources told EFE today.
Rebel video hounds Ecuador’s Correa
BOGOTA (AP) 7/17/2009 — An hour-long video police found in a computer of an alleged rebel appears to confirm that Colombia's largest rebel army gave money to the 2006 election campaign of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador.
Colombian Vice-President Highlights His Country’s Aid to Peace-Keeping Missions
Jerusalem, 20 July (EFE).- The vice-president of Colombia, Francisco Santos Calderón, emphasized his country’s international vocation in carrying out peace-keeping missions today, after visiting the Sinai Peninsula to celebrate the Twentieth of July - Colombian Independence Day - with the Colombian contingent stationed in that region.
Argentine Paleontologists Discover that a Piranha Ancestor Was a Meter Long
Buenos Aires, July 17 (EFE).- Argentine paleontologists have discovered the remains of an ancestor of the piranha that lived eight million years ago and was a meter long, according to reports in the local press today.
Mother of Policeman Kidnapped by the FARC Completes March for His Freedom
Bogotá, July 16 (EFE).- Olivia Solarte, the mother of a police officer kidnapped by the FARC ten years ago, completed a march of more than 550 kilometers asking for the release of her son, Superintendent Jorge Trujillo Solarte, in Bolívar Square in central Bogotá today.