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NEWS ABOUT: Rafael Correa

Rafael Correa stories: 9 news summaries
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 Top 10 Hottest 
 Heads of State 

Sorry, Nobel Committee, Obama only ranks 15th

Oct 13, 09 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may have won a Nobel Peace Prize, and Yulia Tymoshenko has not, but there’s one thing the Ukrainian prime minister has over the president: She’s ranked No. 1 on HottestHeadsofState.com. The site offers “scientific and unbiased rankings” of world leaders’ hotness, complete with piercing... More »

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Barack Obama • Vladimir Putin • hot • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner • Yulia Tymoshenko • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo • Rafael Correa • slideshow • Alexander Lukashenko • attractive

Ecuador's Lefty President Nabs Landslide Win

Correa is country's
first incumbent to be reelected in 37 years

Apr 27, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters reelected Rafael Correa as president of Ecuador yesterday, making the US-educated leftist the first incumbent to win reelection since 1972. "We have made history," said Correa at his victory rally. After his three predecessors were all thrown out of office amid anti-government protests, Correa has brought a... More »

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Latin America • Ecuador • election • Rafael Correa • leftist

Venezuela Tried to Arm
FARC, Colombia Says

Unverified docs reveal activities of Colombian rebels

Mar 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colombian officials claim to have computer files captured from its FARC rebels that indicate Venezuela sold arms to the terrorist group, the New York Times reports. If Interpol verifies the files, they would also suggest links between FARC and Ecuador’s government and provide insight into the rebel organization. Colombia... More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • FARC • computer • Rafael Correa • Colombian rebels

South American Crisis
Ends With Handshakes

After spat over raid, Colombia, Ecuador make nice with promises for future

Mar 7, 08 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The threat of war involving Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela was diffused today with a bevy of handshakes televised all over Latin America, Reuters reports. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and his opposite number, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, reached an agreement on combating insurgents in the future; the Colombian military's killing of... More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Rafael Correa • Organization of American States • Leonel Fernandez

Nicaragua Latest to Sever Ties Over Colombia Raid

Ortega, citing 'political terrorism,' follows lead of Ecuador, Venezuela

Mar 6, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicaragua cut diplomatic ties with Bogota today, ratcheting up the political tension in the wake of Colombia's raid into Ecuador to kill rebels, the BBC reports. Calling Sunday's incursion an act of "political terrorism," President Daniel Ortega followed the lead of Ecuador and Venezuela, which have already severed... More »

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Colombia • Nicaragua • Daniel Ortega • Ecuador • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Bogota • Rafael Correa • Organization of American States • Managua

Venezuela
Adds Firepower
on Colombian Border

Tanks, aircraft deployed as standoff escalates

Mar 5, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Venezuela deployed tanks to the Colombian border, Reuters reports, as Latin American tensions remained high enough that Hugo Chavez warned of an Andean war. Though Colombia refused to send reinforcements to its border, the mobilization of heavy artillery, including support from air and sea forces, is the first in the... More »

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military • Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • tanks • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Rafael Correa

Ecuador Wants Apology on FARC; US Backs Bogota

Bush to Colombia: We're with you

Mar 5, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, is in Brazil today, pushing for an apology from Colombia for its incursion into Ecuador to attack FARC guerrillas Saturday. While most Latin American nations, including Brazil, have condemned the cross-border attack, the White House yesterday unequivocally backed Colombia in the rapidly escalating crisis. Correa heads... More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Argentina • Cristina Fernandez • Caracas • Ecuador • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Rafael Correa • Organization of American States • George W. Bush

Colombia:
FARC Was
After Uranium

Ecuador cuts ties, says slain rebel leader was key in hostage deal

Mar 4, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Colombia has accused Ecuador and Venezuela of cooperating with FARC guerrillas who were trying to buy uranium, the BBC reports, even as Ecuador cut ties with Colombia and Venezuela expelled its diplomats. “FARC is taking big steps in the world of terrorism to become a global aggressor,” said... More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • guerilla • uranium • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Ingrid Betancourt • Raul Reyes • Rafael Correa • diplomatic ties • hostage

Crisis Deepens as Colombia Links Ecuador to FARC

Ecuador, Venezuela send troops to Colombian borders

Mar 3, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The tension in Latin America deepened last night as a Colombian general charged that Ecuador’s president had ties to a FARC leader killed by Colombian forces Saturday. Ecuador and Venezuela have both mobilized troops to their borders in response to the raid, which they claim took place on Ecuadorean... More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Raul Reyes • Edgar Devia Silva • Rafael Correa

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