http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alvaro_UribeFind stories, videos, and photos about Alvaro Uribe from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:54:46 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/americas/10/09/colombia.rebel.escape/tztop.uribe.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alvaro_Uribe14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Alvaro Uribe from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/09/colombia.rebel.escape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/09/colombia.rebel.escape/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday demanded that his ministers of the interior and defense get to the bottom of how a jailed top rebel leader escaped in the northeastern city of Arauca, Colombia.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/24/colombia.hostage.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/24/colombia.hostage.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarxist guerrillas in Colombia have released a proof-of-life video of a hostage who has been held for nearly 12 years.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/02/colombia.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/02/colombia.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombia's House of Representatives overwhelmingly has approved a measure that could allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term next year.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/15/colombia.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/15/colombia.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextDaniel Rendon Herrera, Colombia's most-wanted drug kingpin suspect, was arrested early Wednesday, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced at a news conference.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/colombia.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/colombia.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian police foiled a plot by Marxist guerrillas to assassinate the nation's defense minister, according to President Alvaro Uribe.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/26/colombia.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/26/colombia.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombia's domestic intelligence agency, which is embroiled in an illegal wiretap investigation, no longer will be directly in charge of electronic interceptions, President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/23/slain.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/23/slain.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators in Colombia are trying to figure out who killed a priest with ties to President Alvaro Uribe.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/03/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/03/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlan Jara, the former governor of Colombia's Meta state, arrived at the airport in Villavicencio on Tuesday afternoon, hours after a Marxist rebel group freed him.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextA hostage held by Marxist rebels in Colombia was not released Monday as hoped but the lead negotiator said she will try again early Tuesday.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/28/colombia.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/28/colombia.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.medals.blair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.medals.blair/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree former wartime allies were reunited at the White House for one last time on Tuesday when President George W. Bush awarded America's top civilian honor to the former prime ministers of Britain and Australia.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/04/colombia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/04/colombia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe enjoys one of the highest popularity ratings of any leader in South America, so much that his supporters are pushing for a third presidential term for him.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/26/colombia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/26/colombia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Wednesday he is releasing all information on his and his family's income to show he did not invest in or make money from pyramid schemes that have defrauded millions.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/colombia.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/colombia.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe told military and police officials Monday to speed up any investigations into alleged human rights abuses -- a directive that follows allegations the military engineered executions of innocent civilians.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/01/colombia.UN/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/01/colombia.UN/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombia's U.S.-backed security forces are engaging in "systematic and widespread" extrajudicial executions of innocent civilians as part of their counterinsurgency campaign, a top United Nations diplomat said Saturday.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/29/colombia.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/29/colombia.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian military said Wednesday it had fired 27 soldiers, including generals and colonels, in an investigation into the army's role into the killings of at least 11 men who disappeared from a poor Bogota suburb this year.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/28/farc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/28/farc/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeftist rebels announced Tuesday they have agreed to exchange letters with a self-appointed group of Colombians, including some prominent public figures, to discuss the possible release of hostages the rebels are holding.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/24/colombia.indian.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/24/colombia.indian.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe and leaders of a massive Indian protest plan to meet Sunday in the city of Cali.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/23/colombia.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/23/colombia.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted Wednesday that police fired on Indian demonstrators despite a government pledge that security forces would not do so.Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/22/colombia.shooting.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/22/colombia.shooting.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian riot police may have fired live bullets at Indian protesters, according to a videotape that CNN obtained. The footage comes despite a government pledge that security forces would not do so.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/palin.foreign.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/palin.foreign.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore heading out for a trio of well-publicized meetings with foreign dignitaries Tuesday, Sarah Palin received a briefing from the director of national security, Adm. Michael McConnell.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/06/icrc.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/06/icrc.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its concern Wednesday over what may have been the improper use of its emblem in the daring rescue last month of 15 hostages in Colombia.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/24/farc.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/24/farc.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombia's minister of defense has admitted that two of the nine people involved in this month's daring rescue of 15 hostages held by Colombian rebels were pretending to be working for a Venezuela-based television news organization.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/23/farc.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/23/farc.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo people who helped rescue 15 hostages from Colombian rebels posed as journalists from a real Venezuela-based television news organization, Colombia's defense minister said Wednesday.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/16/colombia.cross/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/16/colombia.cross/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted Wednesday that the symbol of the neutral Red Cross organization was used in a hostage rescue mission that freed 15 people from leftist rebels two weeks ago.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsColombia's constitution currently forbids its president a third term of office, but a surge in support could help him change thatSat, 12 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/03/hostages.arrive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/03/hostages.arrive/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe three Americans rescued Wednesday after more than five years in captivity in the jungles of Colombia appear to be in good health, doctors said Thursday.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/mccain.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/mccain.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House said Thursday that neither it nor the State Department gave Sen. John McCain advance word of a rescue mission in Colombia while he was in the country.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans is a major victory for Colombia's PresidentWed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe guerrillas of FARC reveal that their founder, a character straight out of a Garcia Marquez novel, has died. Will his fearsome rebellion perish with him?Mon, 26 May 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking chargesThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/13/colombia.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/13/colombia.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian government sent 14 suspected paramilitary leaders to the United States on drug charges Tuesday after authorities said they violated a 2003 deal with the government.Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsColombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government saidThu, 08 May 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/colombia.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/colombia.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading Colombian paramilitary leader pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking charges Wednesday in a U.S. court after his extradition from Colombia.Thu, 08 May 2008 00:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/23/colombia.uribe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/23/colombia.uribe/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe is trying to navigate a crisis: how to operate a government in which 30 Colombian congressmen have been formally sought by prosecutors for alleged ties to right-wing paramilitary groups.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/22/columbia.uribe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/22/columbia.uribe/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe's second cousin, ex-Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, was arrested Tuesday after Costa Rica denied his request for asylum, a witness said.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732271,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732271,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn the border between Ecuador and Colombia, FARC rebels -- and the government forces chasing them -- have created the continent's most serious security crisisFri, 18 Apr 2008 17:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/02/colombia.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/02/colombia.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA humanitarian mission to help hostages held by Colombian rebels began as a hostage's son said his mother needs a blood transfusion, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Wednesday.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/sarkozy.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/sarkozy.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador have signed a declaration to end a crisis sparked when Colombian troops killed a rebel leader and 21 others inside Ecuadoran territory.Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs South American officials tried to ease tensions sparked by Colombia's killing of a rebel leader inside Ecuador, the Colombian army announced the death of another top militant Friday.Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLong derided as ineffectual, the Organization of American States steps up to mediate a dangerous standoff between Andean power players Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday that he will seek Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's denunciation in court for financing a terrorist group. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719158,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719158,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela and Colombia are rattling sabers, but will they put their countries and economies at risk with military conflict? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702508,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702508,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCastigated for losing track of their own prisoners, leftist rebels release two long-held women politicians -- which could be a boost for Venezuela's Hugo ChavezThu, 10 Jan 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699179,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699179,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela's President tried to shore up his standing by aiding the release of hostages in Colombia. But his words don't carry as much weight with radicals next doorTue, 01 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/01/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/01/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mission to free three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia stalled Monday, with the rebels and Colombian authorities trading blame for the delay.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/22/chavez.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/22/chavez.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed Saturday that he plans to witness the release of three hostages held for years by the Colombian left-wing guerrilla group FARC.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/18/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/18/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree captives held for years by Colombian rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's 3-year-old son, according to a statement.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he is cutting all ties with Colombia as long as Alvaro Uribe remains its president.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671851,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671851,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWashington's close ally in Latin America is railing against judges and journalists who question his political recordMon, 15 Oct 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will negotiate on behalf of the Colombian government with leftist rebels holding dozens of hostages, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Friday.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez entered Colombia's bitter hostage standoff Friday, seeking to broker a deal between the government and leftist guerrillas to free hostages, including politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. defense contractors.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/27/colombia.extradition.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/27/colombia.extradition.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has asked Colombia to extradite a former paramilitary boss after he violated a peace deal by organizing cocaine shipments from his jail cell, the government said Monday.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/24/colombia.paramilitary.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/24/colombia.paramilitary.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombia's government offered to extradite a jailed paramilitary chief to the United States on Friday after kicking him out of a peace accord for organizing drug trafficking from his prison cell.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/17/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/17/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will meet with his Colombian counterpart this month in an offer to help mediate a prisoner-hostage exchange with Colombia's largest rebel group, a Colombian senator said Friday.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/06/06/colombia.farc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/06/06/colombia.farc/index.htmlColombia has begun releasing prisoners from its largest Marxist rebel group, beginning with its "foreign minister," Rodrigo Granda, in hopes of getting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to reciprocate, authorities said Wednesday.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/17/Colombia.hostage.escape/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/17/Colombia.hostage.escape/index.htmlA Colombian police officer says he walked for 17 days in the Amazon jungle to escape his captors, the country's revolutionary militia group.Thu, 17 May 2007 12:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/08/01/8382235/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/08/01/8382235/index.htmThe editors have identified the Best business ideas in the world, which will appear here in a series throughout the next month. Check back daily for updates.Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/05/28/colombia.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/05/28/colombia.election/index.htmlColombian President Alvaro Uribe won a solid re-election victory Sunday, claiming more than 60 percent of the vote in a field of seven, election officials reported.Mon, 29 May 2006 02:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/30/colombia.us.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/30/colombia.us.ap/index.htmlOne of Colombia's most notorious suspected drug traffickers who allegedly masterminded the smuggling of tons of cocaine into the United States may never see the inside of a U.S. prison, much less a courtroom.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/02/09/colombia.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/02/09/colombia.violence/index.htmlLeftist rebels have killed 17 Colombian soldiers, including an army officer, during a firefight in the northern province of Uraba, the nation's top military commander said.Wed, 09 Feb 2005 22:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/02/03/colombia.uribe/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/02/03/colombia.uribe/index.htmlColombian President Alvaro Uribe was hospitalized Thursday, forcing him to cancel a trip to Venezuela to heal a rift with President Hugo Chavez.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 02:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/01/29/colombia.venezuela/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/01/29/colombia.venezuela/index.htmlColombia and Venezuela have resolved a bitter monthlong dispute stemming from the capture of a Marxist guerrilla in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:22:00 EST