Betancourt: Rescue in Colombia was 'impeccable'
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired.
Nations:Colombia U.S. People:Nicolas Sarkozy John McCain George W. Bush Source:(AP)
2008-07-02
Oil surpasses $126 per barrel ahead of US driving season
Oil prices surpassed a record $126 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Australia Switzerland People:Hugo Chavez Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-05-09
Clinton presses disputed trade claims
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing her claim that she opposed her husband's free trade push when he was president, despite her favorable words about it at the time.
Nations:Colombia U.S. People:Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008
2008-04-10
McCain: Iraq no longer abyss of defeat
Disregarding a serious flare-up of violence, Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the United States is "no longer staring into the abyss of defeat" in Iraq, opening a campaign week that will draw him and his Democratic opponents back to Washington to question commanding Gen. David Petraeus about the conduct of the unpopular war.
Nations:Colombia People:David Petraeus Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-04-07
Mark Penn out as Clinton senior strategist
Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement Clinton opposes.
Nations:Colombia People:Mark Penn Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Activities:US Election 2008
2008-04-06
Bush speech to focus on sagging economy
In his final State of the Union address, President Bush drafted an urgent call for Congress to approve a $150-billion anti-recession plan and resist temptations to enlarge it. Gnawing economic worries overshadowed the long and costly Iraq war in his speech as Bush struggled to be heard above the din of the presidential race.
Nations:Colombia Mexico South Korea People:David Petraeus Ronald Reagan Hillary Clinton Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Bush Admin. 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-01-28
Fewer cocaine shipments stopped in 2007
U.S.-directed seizures and disruptions of cocaine shipments from Latin America dropped sharply in 2007 from the year before, reflecting in part a successful shift in tactics by drug traffickers to avoid detection at sea, senior American officials disclosed Monday in releasing new figures.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Bolivia Nicaragua Mexico People:Alvaro Uribe Hugo Chavez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2008-01-14
Brazil to host 2014 World Cup
Brazil was chosen host of the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, returning the showcase event to the soccer-mad country that held the tournament in 1950 and has captured the title a record five times.
Nations:Brazil Colombia Activities:2014 Soccer World Cup
2007-10-30
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
European cities tackling climate change
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far afield as the United States and North Korea seeking inspiration from a city program that has allowed it to cut CO2 emissions 30 percent since 1993.
Nations:Denmark Spain U.K. Sweden France Mexico
2007-10-14
At least 337 die in strong Peru quake
The death toll from a powerful earthquake rose to at least 337 Thursday, a day after the magnitude-7.9 temblor shook Peru's coast, toppled buildings and shattered roads, officials said.
Nations:Ecuador Colombia Mexico Activities:2007 Peru Earthquake
2007-08-16
Strong quake kills at least 17 in Peru
A powerful earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital on Wednesday, reportedly killing at least 17 people as it toppled buildings and caused many residents to flee homes. Authorities said the quake had generated a small tsunami but it wasn't destructive.
Nations:Colombia Ecuador Costa Rica Mexico People:Alvaro Uribe Activities:2007 Peru Earthquake
2007-08-16
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