Colombian President-elect Alvaro Uribe Velez visits Washington
WAP2002061924 - WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Colombian President-elect Alvaro Uribe Velez, left, greets House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., before their meeting on June 19, 2002, on Capitol Hill. rlw/Roger L. Wollenberg UPI
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BOGOTA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Colombia's security organization faced disarray after the government dissolved the main domestic intelligence agency and unveiled plans to fragment its operations.
BOGOTA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Colombia's second-largest drug trafficking organization remains a national security threat despite its diminished numbers in the last decade, officials said.
BOGOTA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Colombian Supreme Court has sentenced a former national security director to more than 20 years in prison for criminal conspiracy, officials said.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A new counter-terrorism summit will debut in New York next month and will feature former U.S. President George W. Bush as keynote speaker.
BOGOTA, March 28 (UPI) -- Colombia is refurbishing its armed forces in expectation of a final victory over FARC rebels which are seen to be losing momentum in their war on President Juan Manuel Santos.
BOGOTA, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Latin America experts say outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe did a good job stabilizing the country with a lot of help from the United States.
QUITO, Ecuador, July 30 (UPI) -- Latin America's newest political group Unasur faced its toughest test so far as foreign ministers gathered in the Ecuador capital to try and defuse tension between Colombia and Venezuela after a weeklong rupture in diplomatic relations.
BOGOTA, July 28 (UPI) -- Halting pressure on leftist guerrillas in Colombia will give rebel fighters breathing room, the Colombian president said.
BOGOTA, July 27 (UPI) -- Cutting the supply of natural gas to Venezuela isn't under consideration for now, said Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 23 (UPI) -- Venezuela says it is cutting diplomatic ties with neighboring Colombia amid allegations the Caracas government is harboring leftist guerrillas.
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