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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McCain touts free trade while in Colombia

BOGOTA, July 2 (UPI) -- Free trade and better U.S.-Colombian relations headlined discussions between Sen. John McCain and his host, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

McCain calls for Colombia free trade

CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 2 (UPI) -- Presumptive Republican U.S. presidential candidate John McCain is calling for approval of a free trade deal with Colombia, citing progress on human rights.

McCain to visit Colombia, Mexico

WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- John McCain, likely GOP U.S. presidential nominee, will head to South and Central America, where aides said he'll discuss free trade and the war on drugs.

Colombian president want rerun election

BOGOTA, June 27 (UPI) -- Colombia's president has called for a rerun of the 2006 presidential election after the discovery of a corruption scandal surrounding the vote.

McCain to visit Colombia

WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain will visit Colombia for one day in early July, a Colombian newspaper said.

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Colombian rebel commander gives up

BOGOTA, May 19 (UPI) -- A battle-hardened, top female commander for the tenacious leftist Colombian rebel organization known as FARC has surrendered, authorities say.

Colombia sends 14 suspects to U.S.

BOGOTA, May 14 (UPI) -- Colombia, in an unprecedented move, sent 14 jailed paramilitary leaders to the United States Tuesday to face drug-trafficking charges.

Colombians face U.S. drug charges

WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Fourteen alleged members of a former right-wing Colombian paramilitary group have been extradited to the United States on drug charges, U.S. officials said.

Report: Progress against FARC, with costs

BRUSSELS, April 29 (UPI) -- Colombia has made progress against militant operatives, but it may be at the cost of regional relations, says a report from the International Crisis Group.

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