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  • March 2008

    • South American Crisis Ends With Handshakes

      Reuters  |  Mar 7, 08 6:55 PM CST

      South American Crisis Ends With Handshakes

      (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 FARC rebels in Ecuador last weekend sparked the crisis. More »

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      Colombia  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe  • Ecuador  • Rafael Correa  • Organization of American States

    • Nicaragua Latest to Sever Ties Over Colombia Raid

      BBC  |  Mar 6, 08 7:05 PM CST

      Nicaragua Latest to Sever Ties Over Colombia Raid

      (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 relations and moved troops along the Colombian border. More »

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

    • Ecuador Wants Apology on FARC; US Backs Bogota

      Reuters  |  Mar 5, 08 7:07 AM CST

      Ecuador Wants Apology on FARC; US Backs Bogota

      (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 later today to Caracas to meet with Hugo Chavez who, like Correa, has massed troops on the border with Colombia. More »

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

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