Colombia and Panama Reinforce Shared Fight against Trafficking in Arms and Drugs
BOGOTA, 14 July 2009 (AFP) - Colombian and Panamanian authorities analyzed their border security situation on Monday and agreed to intensify joint police activity to combat trafficking in arms and drugs, as well as to combat money laundering through financial institutions.
Remains Found of Woman Sacrificed to Mitigate “El Niño” Effects in the Fifteenth Century
Lima, 13 July (EFE).- A fifteenth-century woman belonging to the Chimú culture was buried alive in the archeological complex of Chan Chan, in northern Peru, to mitigate the effects of the “El Niño” weather phenomenon, the National Institute of Culture (INC) revealed today.
South American Nations Meet On Stemming Swine Flu
Health ministers from six South American nations hit by the swine flu pandemic met in Buenos Aires to coordinate defenses against the virus which has killed nearly 200 people in the region.
Jailer of Betancourt and Three Americans Extradited to U.S.
Bogotá, 16 July (EFE).- Former FARC chief Gerardo Antonio Aguilar, alias “Caesar,” one of the jailers of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans, was extradited to the U.S. today with rigorous security measures in place.
Cuba and US Hold Dialogue on Migration in New York
NEW YORK, 14 July 2009 (AFP) - The United States and Cuba, which have shown timid signs of a thaw in their relations since President Barack Obama took office, resumed a dialogue on migration issues that had been suspended since 2003 in New York on Tuesday.
Brazilians Spend More Time on the Internet than Japanese and Americans, Study Says
SAO PAULO, 15 July 2009 (AFP) - Brazilian Internet users spent an average of seventy hours online in June, a record figure that surpasses those of Japan and the United States, according to a study by the Brazilian Opinion and Survey Institute (Ibope/Nielsen).
Panama Breaks Up Ring That Smuggled People Into U.S., Europe
Around 20 people, including four government employees, have been arrested in Panama for allegedly belonging to a ring that smuggled Dominicans into the United States and Europe using false Panamanian passports, prosecutors said.
Iran’s Hand In Latin America Not As US Feared
The United States may have overestimated Iran's influence in Latin America, described for months as worrisome by Obama administration officials, lawmakers and experts, the State Department said.
More than Sixty Indigenous Languages Survived the Conquest in Colombia
Madrid, 13 July (EFE).- Spanish is Colombia’s official language, but there also survive around sixty indigenous languages that the Spanish presence has not abolished, several prominent figures in the study of the Spanish language and Colombian history emphasized today in Madrid.
Colombian Guerrilla Group FARC Arranged Purchase of Twenty Anti-Aircraft Missiles
BOGOTA, 12 July 2009 (AFP) - The Colombian guerrilla group FARC arranged to purchase about twenty latest-generation Russian anti-aircraft missiles through contacts in Venezuela, where the government has promised to cooperate in the investigation, the daily El Tiempo reported on Sunday, citing official sources.
Tevez Signs For Manchester City
Manchester City said they had signed Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, who left Manchester United at the end of the season, amid reports they also want Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Colombian Government Sets Out Contacts for the Release of FARC Hostages
The Colombian government’s peace commissioner, Frank Pearl, set out contacts with members of the Catholic Church and the International Red Cross in order to determine their interest in participating in the humanitarian mission that is supposed to receive the hostages in the FARC’s power.