Articles tagged with colombia

Mon, May 21, 2012

Colombia prostitution scandal sparks investigation of U.S. DEA staff

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service and military personnel ahead of a presidential visit has ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Envoy sees U.S.-Colombia trade doubling in 3 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade between the United States and Colombia could double in three years under a free trade pact that went into force on ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Probe of U.S. military role in Colombia scandal finished

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of a dozen U.S. troops linked to a prostitution scandal in Colombia ahead of a visit by President Barack ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Military advances probe of Colombia scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An officer investigating the possible involvement of a dozen U.S. troops in a prostitution scandal in Colombia last month has finished ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

U.S. Secret Service limits alcohol, hotel guests on trips abroad

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Heavy drinking and bringing foreign nationals back to hotel rooms on trips abroad is now banned by the U ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Two more US Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, the U.S. Secret Service on ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Two more Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, the U.S. Secret Service on ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Another member of U.S. military probed in Colombia misconduct scandal

(Reuters) - Another member of the U.S. military has been implicated in the scandal linking U.S. personnel preparing for President Barack Obama's ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Pentagon suspends security clearances over Colombia scandal

By Phil Stewart

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Pentagon has suspended security clearances of military personnel implicated in the Colombia prostitution scandal, U.S. Defense Secretary ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Pentagon suspends security clearances over Colombia scandal

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Pentagon has suspended security clearances of military personnel implicated in the Colombia prostitution scandal, pending the results of the investigation, Defense ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Colombia scandal implicates 12th U.S. military member

By Phil Stewart

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A 12th U.S. military service member was linked to a prostitution scandal in Colombia on Monday and the ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Secret Service says three employees to leave over Colombia scandal

By Susan Cornwell and Tabassum Zakaria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. Secret Service employees under investigation for alleged misconduct with prostitutes in Colombia before ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Women brought to Colombia hotel by U.S. agents, military: senator

By Susan Cornwell and Tabassum Zakaria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty or 21 women were brought back to a hotel in Colombia by U.S. Secret ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

U.S. revokes security clearance of 11 agents over Colombia incident

By Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it revoked the top security clearance of 11 ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

U.S. military chief says "embarrassed" by misconduct allegations in Colombia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leadership of the U.S. military is 'embarrassed' by allegations that soldiers supporting President Barack Obama's recent visit to Colombia ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

U.S. says Colombia trade deal kicks off in May

By Laura MacInnis

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - The U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement will enter into force next month, far earlier than expected, as ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Secret Service suspends 11 for alleged misconduct in Colombia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Saturday it had put 11 agents on administrative leave to investigate their behavior ahead of ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Five U.S. military accused of misconduct in Colombia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five members of the U.S. military assigned to support the Secret Service during President Barack Obama's visit to Colombia violated ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

US Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia, misconduct alleged

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service has recalled a number of agents from Colombia, where President Barack Obama is attending a summit ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Colombia's Ocampo withdraws from World Bank challenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo said Friday he was withdrawing his candidacy for World Bank president to allow developing nations ...

Sun, February 26, 2012

Colombia's FARC to free captives, stop kidnapping for ransom

By Helen Murphy

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's feared FARC rebel group said it would abandon its decades-long policy of kidnapping for ransom and free ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Texas teen mistakenly deported to Colombia comes home

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Texas girl mistakenly deported to Colombia was reunited with her family on Friday, after she was ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Colombia will pay for PIP breast implant removal

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will pay for the removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that were linked to a global health ...

Sat, November 26, 2011

FARC rebels execute 4 military hostages: Colombia

By Helen Murphy

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels executed four members of the security forces during a botched mission to free them from a ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Labor unrest taking shine off Colombia's oil boom

By Daniel Trotta

PUERTO GAITAN, Colombia (Reuters) - Protesting oil workers have yet to buy into Colombia's grand vision for its oil industry, staging ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines

By Julia Symmes Cobb

BOGOTA (Reuters) - In a laboratory on the grounds of a police-guarded complex, 11 white-furred rats wait their turn to impress ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Analysis: Colombia sees big gain from U.S. trade pact

By Helen Murphy

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Relieved after five years of waiting, Colombia celebrated U.S. approval of a free trade agreement the government said ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Congress OKs Korea, Panama, Colombia trade deals

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Wednesday approved long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are expected to lift ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

U.S. panel approves trade pacts with Colombia, Panama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key congressional panel on Wednesday backed long-delayed U.S. trade deals with Panama and Colombia, sending them to the floor of ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Colombia trade deal should not be delayed: U.S. envoy

By John Stoll

DETROIT (Reuters) - Fresh concerns raised by the largest U.S. labor organization over human rights violations in Colombia are valid, but ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Bickering U.S. sees Canada-Colombia deal take force

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers fumed on Monday over potential lost American exports because of a free trade deal between Canada and ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Vergara sending drug addict brother back to Colombia for help

The Smurfs star admits her sibling Julio, 34, never recovered from the murder of their older brother Rafael in 1998 and sank into a ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Vergara sending drug addict brother back to Colombia for help

The Smurfs star admits her sibling Julio, 34, never recovered from the murder of their older brother Rafael in 1998 and sank into a ...

Sat, July 02, 2011

U.S. outclass Colombia to reach quarters

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States outclassed Colombia 3-0 in a one-sided game to reach the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup with a ...

Mon, June 27, 2011

Democrat Levin will fight Colombia trade deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Monday he will fight a proposed trade pact with Colombia ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

Colombia takes labor actions, eyes US pact approval

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombia on Monday took another step toward U.S. approval of a long-delayed free trade agreement with the completion ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Internet addresses: Colombia's hottest export?

By Georgina Prodhan

LONDON (Reuters) - Global brands from Twitter to Amazon are buying up Colombian Internet addresses, as the country's .co domain attracts ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Congress poised to pass Colombia deal: Baucus

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top senator said on Wednesday he expected Congress to soon pass a free trade agreement with Colombia despite ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

U.S. clears roadblocks on Colombia, Korea trade deals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday said it was prepared to begin work with Congress on a bill to implement a free trade ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Colombia, Venezuela extend trade benefits, eye deal

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The leaders of U.S. ally Colombia and Washington critic Venezuela extended for three months trade preferences that were set to expire ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Obama: labor deal paves way for U.S.-Colombia trade pact

By Alister Bull and Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that a deal over labor rights had cleared the way to ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Obama: Labor deal paves way for U.S.-Colombia trade pact

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday a U.S.-Colombian agreement on an action plan for addressing labor rights in Colombia formed ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

U.S., Colombia closer to trade pact with labor deal

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Colombia moved closer to approval of a long-delayed free trade pact on Wednesday with a ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Colombia began using U.S. drones in 2006: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombia has used U.S. drones since 2006 for surveillance of leftist guerrillas and drug traffickers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Chile calls for Panama, Colombia FTAs with U.S.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Panama and Colombia should have free trade agreements with the United States during a Monday press conference ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

U.S. eyes Colombia labor deal in "near future"

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration hopes to soon reach a deal with Colombia to address concerns about anti-labor violence that have ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

U.S. eyes Colombia labor deal in "near future"

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration hopes to soon reach a deal with Colombia to address concerns about anti-labor violence that have ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Sisters accused of health fraud nabbed in Colombia

DETROIT (Reuters) - Two sisters accused of falsifying health care claims to defraud the U.S. government of millions of dollars were nabbed in Colombia ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Two sisters accused of health fraud nabbed in Colombia

DETROIT (Reuters) - Two sisters accused of falsifying health care claims to defraud the U.S. government of millions of dollars were nabbed in Colombia ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Senators prod Obama to move Panama, Colombia deals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior senators on Thursday urged President Barack Obama's administration to begin immediately technical work on legislation to enact long-delayed trade ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Senators prod Obama to move Panama, Colombia deals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of senior senators on Thursday urged President Barack Obama's administration to "immediately begin technical discussions" on legislation to enact ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Senators prod Obama to move Panama, Colombia deals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of senior senators on Thursday urged President Barack Obama's administration to "immediately begin technical discussions" on legislation to enact ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Korea deal won't pass without Colombia, Panama-Baucus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A free trade deal with South Korea won't pass Congress unless it is somehow bundled with two other trade deals with ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

U.S.-Colombia labor plan needed for trade deal: Baucus

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top senator on Friday urged the United States and Colombia to quickly craft a plan to resolve concerns ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

McCain urges U.S. to restore Colombia trade benefits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to help broker a deal that would restore valuable trade benefits for Colombia ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Republicans push for Colombia, Panama trade deals

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top trade official on Wednesday said he would try to finalize long-delayed trade pacts with ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

U.S. committed to passing Colombia trade pact: Biden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden assured Colombia on Friday that the White House was working hard on getting a long-delayed trade pact between ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Colombia presses U.S. for trade vote this year

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to work with the U.S. Congress to ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

U.S. unions say they'll fight U.S.-Colombia trade deal

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor groups will fight any attempt by President Barack Obama to strike a deal with Republicans for ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Democrat to revisit Colombia trade pact on trip

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic lawmaker opposed to a free trade agreement with Colombia headed to that country on Wednesday to ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

Vergara appeals for Colombia aid

The Modern Family star was a guest on The Late Show With David Letterman earlier this week (begs20Dec10) and she used her appearance to ...

Tue, October 12, 2010

Stalemate in U.S. and Colombia friendly

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The United States and Colombia played out a dull 0-0 draw in their friendly match on Tuesday with few chances for either ...

Sun, September 19, 2010

U.S. beat Colombia to remain in Davis Cup World Group

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mardy Fish won his second five-set match in three days to lead the United States to a 3-1 win over Colombia ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

Colombia's Galeras erupts, evacuation ordered

By Jaime Saldarriaga

PASTO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's Galeras Volcano erupted on Wednesday, forcing authorities to order the evacuation of thousands, but only a ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Only one dies in Colombia airliner crash "miracle"

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian airliner carrying 132 people crashed and broke into pieces while landing during a storm on the Caribbean ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Mercury poisoning-dark side of Colombia's gold boom

By Diana Delgado

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's gold bonanza has a dark side, U.N. experts said on Tuesday: mercury poisoning spreading from miners ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift

By Alexandra Valencia

QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers failed to mend broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia at a meeting on Thursday but ...

Mon, July 26, 2010

Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat

By Javier Faria

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela said it beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia as its neighbor's ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Mercury poisoning, the dark side of Colombia's gold boom

By Diana Delgado

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's gold bonanza has a dark side, U.N. experts said on Tuesday: mercury poisoning spreading from miners ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Santander keen to expand in Colombia, Peru: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Banco Santander <SAN.MC>, Spain's biggest bank, is on the prowl for more acquisitions in Colombia and Peru as it presses ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

U.S. says no deadline yet for Panama, Colombia deals

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to win congressional approval of free trade deals with Panama and Colombia but has not ...

Fri, June 18, 2010

World Cup could affect Colombia election turnout

By Jack Kimball

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Juan Manuel Santos' commanding lead before Colombia's June 20 election may cause some voters to skip ...

Sun, May 30, 2010

Colombia's Santos favored for runoff

By Patrick Markey and Jack Kimball

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos is favored to win a June run-off after a ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

South Africa hotel staff charged over Colombia team thefts

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged two cleaners at a Johannesburg hotel for stealing money from members of Colombia's national soccer team, in South Africa ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Colombia rebels to free hostage held over a decade

By Herbert Villarraga

FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian rebels on Tuesday were set to release a hostage soldier they have held in jungle camps for ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

U.S. Treasury acts against Colombia drug traffickers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of Colombia's most-wanted drug traffickers were among 78 people the U.S. Treasury Department took action against on Tuesday because ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Colombia election race starts, Santos favored

By Andrew Cawthorne and Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The race for Colombia's presidency began Saturday, with former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos the ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Colombia's Uribe blocked from re-election

By Patrick Markey and Andrew Cawthorne

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A court blocked Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday from running for re-election, making his former ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

U.S. agenda may delay Colombia trade deal: minister

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Support for a free-trade pact with Colombia is growing among Democrats long opposed to it, but midterm elections and a full domestic ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Colombia says U.S. committed to anti-drug help

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. remains committed to helping Colombia fight drug trafficking and a planned $55 million cut in aid won't undermine ...

Sun, January 10, 2010

Colombia fears pain from Venezuela devaluation

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuela's devaluation of its currency will further complicate its troubled commercial relationship with neighboring Colombia, where the economy ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Colombia extradites financial conman to U.S.

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Tuesday sent the country's best-known financial swindler, whose pyramid schemes sparked riots by victims, to the ...

Wed, December 23, 2009

Colombia governor's murder draws wide condemnation

By Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The international community on Wednesday condemned the murder of a Colombian governor in a high-profile abduction that President Alvaro ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor

By Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia said on Tuesday FARC guerrillas slit a state governor's throat hours after they kidnapped him during a ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

Colombia's troops hunt for kidnapped governor

By Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops on Tuesday searched for a local governor kidnapped by leftist FARC guerrillas in a nighttime raid that ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will not be provoked into armed conflict with Venezuela despite the neighboring country's aggressive rhetoric and its ...

Sat, November 14, 2009

Colombia moves to calm tensions with Venezuela

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia captured four members of the Venezuelan National Guard on Colombian soil and said on Saturday it would send ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

South Korea, Panama, Colombia eye U.S. trade votes by June