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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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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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Sixth Summit of the Americas: 8 things to watch
Yes, the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena will debate drug policy and Cuba. Here are eight other topics to be discussed at the Summit.
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Top 5 signs of a weakening FARC in Colombia
In a historic shift, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) says it will no longer use kidnapping as a tool for political and financial gain. The shift comes after three years of government success in weakening the group. Here are five of the defining moments.
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Venezuela, Ecuador mass troops on Colombia border
The countries sent troops to protest Colombia's killing of a FARC leader in Ecuador.
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Colombia's cross-border strike on FARC irks neighbors
Colombia forces killed a top rebel leader and several others in an airstrike on guerrillas based in Ecuador this weekend.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about funding democracy in Africa, the social power of Facebook, and preserving digital photos.
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Venezuelan FARC victims to Chávez: 'What about us?'
Many families of those kidnapped near the border with Colombia say President Hugo Chávez has neglected them in favor of high-profile Colombian victims.
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Colombians tell FARC: 'Enough's enough'
In a march organized on Facebook, hundreds of thousands protested against the leftist rebel group Monday.
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Facebook used to target Colombia's FARC with global rally
Internet site to spawn protests in 185 cities Monday against rebel group's methods
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Chávez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans
But critics say Venezuela's president is trying to distract from economic problems at home.
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Is Latin America heading for an arms race?
Recent increases in defense spending by Brazil and Venezuela are attracting observers' attention.
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Colombian leftist guerrillas free two high-level hostages
A deal brokered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez could pave the way for the liberation of dozens of others being held in rebel camps.
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Global flash points: How to spot signs of peace
Monitor correspondents and experts suggest what to watch for in eight international conflicts.
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