BOGOTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is once again under fire over the contents of a security pact that permits wide-ranging U.S. access to Colombian military bases as part of counter-narcotic and counter-terrorism operations in South America.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Peru is widening its campaign to limit arms purchases in Latin America as part of its drive to persuade governments to channel more funds into poverty reduction and economic development programs.

BOGOTA, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The United States and Colombia have signed a deal expanding Washington's military presence by allowing U.S. military access to seven Colombian bases.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Venezuelan officials have captured two Colombian spies, President Hugo Chavez said, as Colombian officials deny any spy activities in Venezuela.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Representatives of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, forced out in a midnight coup, say the de facto government refuses to return him to office.

BOGOTA, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- In the latest indication that a Latin American row over U.S. use of military bases in Colombia is far from over, Colombia has reacted sharply to critics and asked neighboring nations to open their borders to inspection for foreign military presence.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would direct his administration to assess a tax for high consumption of electricity and set subsidies for low usage.

QUITO, Ecuador, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Senior officials from Ecuador and Colombia will meet Friday for talks aimed at ending a diplomatic stalemate over a 2008 Colombian military strike into Ecuador in pursuit of Colombian rebels, and issues related to the U.S. bases in Colombia.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Venezuela is playing down a spate of youth protests as a right-wing conspiracy hatched by enemies of the Bolivarian revolution.