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Congress Passes 3 Free-Trade Pacts

Obama scores win with S. Korea, Colombia, Panama deals

(Newser) - President Obama scored a victory with the passage of a trio of free-trade pacts yesterday, marking America's biggest trade expansion in nearly 20 years. The House and Senate both approved the pacts with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. While the Latin American pacts may have little impact, the South...

Pablo Escobar's Life: Now a $40 Tourist Draw

Medellin travel agency offers controversial tours on late drug lord

(Newser) - Pablo Escobar has made the transition in death from feared drug lord to Disney-esque tourist attraction. Visitors to Medellin, Colombia, can now shell out $40 for a three-hour tour of Escobar's favorite haunts when he ruled the city in the 1980s, reports the Guardian . The tour includes a stop...

Officials Cave to Sex Strike, Agree to Pave Road

Colombian women's 'strike of crossed legs' lasted 38 days

(Newser) - Never doubt the transformative power of sex—or lack thereof. Local authorities today agreed to appease the women of the Colombian town of Barbacoas, who in an effort to get a road to their town paved have spent the past 38 days swearing off sex in a so-called "strike...

5-Year Investigation Cripples Colombian Drug Cartel

Investigation spans three continents, leads to charges against 20 people

(Newser) - An investigation on three continents that started in Boston nearly five years ago has led to drug trafficking and money laundering charges against 20 people and has crippled a major Colombian drug cartel, a US attorney announced yesterday alongside investigators from Italy and Colombia. Authorities predict the charges—and the...

Tree Rat Reappears After 113 Years
 Tree Rat 
 Reappears 
 After 113 Years  
in case you missed it
May 22, 2011 6:45 AM CDT

Tree Rat Reappears After 113 Years

Red-crested tree-rat walks up to biologists

(Newser) - A rare South American rodent not seen since the Spanish-American War has turned up at the doorstep of a nature reserve in Colombia. The red-crested tree rat ambled up to a pair of amazed volunteers at the El Dorado Reserve in the Sierra Nevada, Wired reports. The last recorded sighting...

Dead Fan Catches Final Soccer Game

Coffin carrying murdered teen smuggled into Colombian stadium

(Newser) - A 17-year-old soccer fan in Colombia didn't let death stop him from being there for the big game. As police opened the gates near the end of a match between Cucita Deportivo and Envigado to let fans out, hundreds rushed in, bearing the teen's coffin, reports the Independent . Police were...

Colombia Has Been Using US Drones Since 2006
Colombia Has Been Using US Drones Since 2006
WikiLeaks Reveal
Mar 24, 2011 9:37 AM CDT

Colombia Has Been Using US Drones Since 2006

Planes have been used to fight drug traffickers, terrorists

(Newser) - US spy drones have been in the skies over Colombia scouting for drug traffickers and guerrillas since 2006, a newly released State Department cable reveals. The drones were initially sent out to “support hostage rescue efforts,” reads the cable from the then-ambassador to Colombia, “But it promises...

Soccer Player Kills Rivals' Owl Mascot

Rival player kicks bird off pitch during Colombian match

(Newser) - Turns out that kicking an opposing team's mascot wasn't such a great idea: A Colombian soccer player who booted his opponents' lucky owl may face a fine and possibly even prison time after the creature died. The bird had wandered onto the field and been struck by a ball, at...

Drug Submarine Seized in Colombia

$2M used to ferry cocaine to Mexico, say officials

(Newser) - A submarine that aimed to ferry masses of cocaine to Mexico has been nabbed off the coast of Colombia. The 100-foot-long fiberglass vessel was found stashed in a jungle area in southwestern Colombia. The sub—big enough to carry four people and eight tons of cargo—was capable of traveling...

French Bullfighter Gored
 French Bullfighter Gored 
Feb 14, 2011 3:57 PM CST

French Bullfighter Gored

Sebastian Castella ends up on wrong side of bull again

(Newser) - There are bad days at the office, and then there is getting tossed around like a ragdoll by one ton of bloody, raging male cow. French bullfighting phenom Sebastian Castella had both over the weekend, reports the Huffington Post, breaking his collarbone after ending up on the wrong side of...

Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Nabbed

Overloaded bird caught outside prison

(Newser) - Police in Colombia busted a pigeon narco-trafficker after it was caught trying to fly into a prison with too heavy a load. The bird, which is now being cared for by authorities, was found struggling to fly with 40 grams of marijuana and 5 grams of cocaine paste strapped to...

Chavez Whines About 'Little Hugo' Dog in Colombian Soap

TV company ordered to yank 'shameless' program

(Newser) - A diplomatic battle is brewing over the unlikeliest of things: a Colombian soap opera. Chepe Fortune features a dog named Little Hugo that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is convinced represents him. It also features a character called Colombia and her little sister, Venezuela, who owns the annoying dog. Venezuela (the...

FARC No. 2 Jorge Briceno Killed by Colombian Troops
 Colombia Kills FARC's No. 2 
Sep 23, 2010 2:00 PM CDT

Colombia Kills FARC's No. 2

Many think strike will pull rebels back to talks

(Newser) - Colombia has killed FARC's No. 2 leader and longtime military commander, striking what President Juan Manuel Santos today called "the most crushing blow against the FARC in its entire history"—a 46-year-long struggle. Colombia's military began raining bombs on a major FARC base Monday, followed by ground combat...

Rebel Leader Killed in Colombia

27 die in raid on FARC camp

(Newser) - Guerrilla leader Sixto Cabana was among 27 rebels killed in a raid on a camp near the Ecuadoran border, Colombian officials announced. Cabana, who had been a member of the FARC rebel group for over 25 years, was a senior commander in the organization and was wanted in the US...

Obama Takes Back Clinton's Comments on Mexico

Hillary called drug war an 'insurgency'

(Newser) - President Obama took Hillary Clinton’s foot out of the administration’s mouth yesterday, taking back her comments that likened Mexico to the Colombia of the ‘80s and ‘90s. “Mexico is an ample democracy, with a growing economy,” Obama said in an interview with the Spanish-language...

3 Teens on Facebook Hit List Killed

People named in post warned to flee Colombian town or die

(Newser) - Panic is spreading in the southwestern Colombian town of Puerto Asis after the killings of three teenagers in 10 days. All three were on a 69-name "hit list" posted on Facebook a week ago, CNN reports. The post, which police initially thought was a joke, warned that the people...

Plane Breaks in 3, but Only 1 Dies

 Plane Breaks in 3, 
 but Only 1 Dies 
miracle crash
Aug 16, 2010 11:43 AM CDT

Plane Breaks in 3, but Only 1 Dies

130 survive jet's total destruction in 'miracle' crash

(Newser) - A plane with 131 passengers aboard broke into three pieces as it prepared to land on a Colombian island in the Caribbean this morning, killing just one passenger in what local officials are calling a miracle, the AP reports. The plane, which was carrying 8 US citizens, skewed off course...

Colombia, Venezuela Patch Up Relations

Neighbors had been feuding over rebels, border

(Newser) - Venezuela and Colombia have agreed to kiss and make up after a recent feud that at one point had Hugo Chavez lining the border with troops. Chavez met with newly-minted Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos yesterday to proclaim their newfound friendship. The countries will form joint committees to iron out...

Smugglers Make Fake World Cup Out of Coke

Colombian police seize illegal replica after noticing peeling paint

(Newser) - Colombian investigators didn't like the "bad condition" of the gold paint on what at first appeared to be a World Cup trophy, so they had it checked—and found that the trophy seized at the Bogota airport consisted of 24 pounds of cocaine. The real thing is solid gold...

Ecuador, DEA Bust Drug-Smuggling Sub

Vessel's huge payload a serious development

(Newser) - The Drug Enforcement Administration said yesterday it has helped seize a diesel electric-powered submarine constructed in a remote jungle and capable of transporting tons of cocaine. The sub was captured near a tributary close to the Ecuador-Colombia border, and Ecuadorean authorities said it was seized before it could make its...

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