BOGOTA, March 27 (UPI) -- Britain is rising quickly among the ranks of the world's consumers of Colombian cocaine, according to Colombian officials.

CARACAS, Venezuela, March 9 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his country is prepared for war with Colombia in the event of any provocation.

BOGOTA, July 5 (UPI) -- Colombian officials released a videotape Friday that shows the rescue of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.

BOGOTA, June 10 (UPI) -- Colombian defense officials Monday praised the call by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for Colombian rebels to end their fight against the government.

BOGOTA, May 24 (UPI) -- Colombian officials were attempting to confirm leftist rebel leader Manuel Marulanda died two months ago, a Cabinet minister said Saturday.

BOGOTA, March 15 (UPI) -- Colombia has decided to pay a leftist rebel $2.5 million for killing his leader, said Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos Friday.

MEDELLIN, Colombia, March 1 (UPI) -- A top Colombian left-wing guerrilla leader was killed Saturday in an attack on his jungle camp, the government said.

BOGOTA, May 1 (UPI) -- Colombia's navy has seized more than 28 tons of cocaine, the largest bust in the country's history, according to Colombian officials.

CARACAS, Venezuela, July 18 (UPI) -- It sounds like a rather cynical joke: what do you call a Latin American country where 64 percent of the population are poor and 23 percent are destitute? Answer: an economic miracle. Yet on Wednesday night, Colombia's outgoing Finance Minister Juan Manuel