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Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Briefing
Colombia - FARC peace talks: 4 things you need to know
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks – though over the past 50 years, it’s seen little peace. But in early September, President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Here are four things you need to know about the landmark peace process.
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In Pictures: Colombia's FARC rebels
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In Pictures: Chile aftershock
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Latin jitters over Obama's free-trade policies
Business elites and conservative governments worry about his opposition to free-trade deals.
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In Colombia, Army acknowledges civilian killings
The head of Colombia's Army resigned Tuesday after 20 top military officials were fired.
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World
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The worst is over, but Colombia's war goes on
More than 10,000 rebels continue to fight and some paramilitary groups have rearmed.
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World
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Global rally for Colombia's kidnapped
Demonstrators from presidents to pop stars filled the streets across Colombia and in 80 cities worldwide, demanding that FARC release all remaining hostages.
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Venezuela's Chávez softens stance
After a series of setbacks, leftist President Hugo Chávez welcomed his conservative nemesis – Colombia's Álvaro Uribe – to a reconcilatory meeting on Friday.
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Reporters on the Job
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Will Colombia's Ingrid Betancourt run for president?
The Franco-Colombian politician was freed from a jungle rebel camp last week. Now Bogotá's buzzing with talk about her political future.
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Rescuing the rest in Colombia
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Colombia's Uribe soars after freeing hostages
The president's approval rating skyrocketed to 90 percent after the military freed 15 high-profile hostages from a jungle rebel camp.
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McCain visits a skeptical Latin America
Presidential hopeful John McCain visited Colombia on Tuesday and wraps up his three-day trip Thursday in Mexico.
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Colombia frees Betancourt and U.S. hostages in commando raid
Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were rescued Wednesday in a risky operation that shows the FARC rebel group in disarray.
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Loved ones freed in Colombia, family members rejoice
Relatives of former hostages Ingrid Betancourt and Marc Gonsalves had come to London to raise awareness of their detention by FARC rebels. Now, instead, they are being reunited. The families say they will continue to advocate for other hostages still being held.
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Obama, McCain campaigns go global
The two presidential candidates plan trips abroad to build their foreign-policy credentials.
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Obama, McCain campaigns go global
The two presidential candidates plan trips abroad to build their foreign-policy credentials.
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The Monitor's View: Terror in retreat
The US and Colombia are winning a campaign against rebels and Chávez.
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Opinion: Victory soon in Colombia?
The rebel group FARC has suffered major setbacks.
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Opinion: Rethink the fight against cocaine
Drug use is up, and Colombian farmers are unfairly targeted. Let's overhaul counternarcotics.
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Is Colombia's FARC on the ropes?
A top leftist rebel commander turned herself in Sunday. Colombia's government is touting the move as the latest in a series of devastating blows to the leftist rebels.
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Colombian rebel's surrender weakens FARC amid standoff with Venezuela
Nelly Avila Moreno's call for dialogue comes as the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accuses the US of stirring tension.
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World
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World
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Colombia extradites paramilitary leaders to US: victims angry
Victims of Colombia's 44-year civil war say they now have less hope of finding out the truth about how their family members disappeared.
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