A former member of Colombia's FARC rebel group is the first person to take advantage of a special French asylum offer. The rebel arrived in Paris with former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
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U.S. Military Delivers Aid, Evacuates Flood Victims in Costa Rica, Panama
Two U.S. military disaster relief teams from Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, have delivered more than 278,000 pounds of relief supplies to victims in flood-affected communities in Panama and Costa Rica.
The United States Appeals to Internet Social Networks to Combat Terrorism
The United States is adopting new Internet information exchange tools such as social networks and blogs to win the "war of ideas" against Islamic activists and other fundamentalist groups, a government official said last Monday.
Chilean Navy Rescues Cruise Passengers Stranded In Antarctica
Chilean naval vessels completed the evacuation of 89 passengers of the cruise ship 'City of Ushuaia," stranded in Antarctica on Thursday, confirmed Commander Alan Nettle, chief of operations of the Third Naval Area.
Brazil and Paraguay To Build A Second Border Bridge Over The Paraná River
Brazil and Paraguay will build a second border bridge over the river Parana, a project that will begin next year and be completed in 2012, according to the agreement reached between the two countries and published today in the Official Journal.
Colombia: Navy Breaks Up Semi-Submersibles Building Operation
The Colombian Navy and the Administrative Department of Security [DAS] delivered a hard blow to drug trafficking by locating and destroying a makeshift workshop where a series of semi-submersible craft were built for drug trafficking service.
The Beagle, Two Dictatorships In A Sea Of Disputes Which The Pope Resolved
Thirty years ago, the military governments of Chile and Argentina were on the brink of military confrontation for the sovereignty of some islands in the Beagle Channel, which only the mediation of Pope John Paul II managed to contain.
Ingrid Betancourt Traveling Through Latin America
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is traveling throughout Latin America in a bid to secure the release of hostages still in hands of leftist rebels in the jungle of Colombia.
Mumbai Siege Over, Indian Forces Kill Last Militants
Along the Colaba coastline, at the Gateway of India, gunfire punctuated the early morning hours Saturday.
Continuing Promise 08 Opens Eyes in Guyana
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand, Continuing Promise 2008 Public Affairs
Timely Surgery Saves a Girls Life
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman, Continuing Promise Public Affairs