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Peru: strikes, protests and “cold war”

Peru’s President Alan GarcĂ­a says his country has become a pawn in a continental “cold war,” alleging Venezuelan and Bolivian involvement in a wave of strikes and protests.

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Bolivia bashes Obama over trade sanctions

President Evo Morales lashed out at President Obama a day after the US ended trade benefits, saying Bolivia is not doing enough to combat coca cultivation of coca.

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Obama pledges progress on FTA in meeting with Uribe

Barack Obama held his first meeting with his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe, pledging to move ahead with a Free Trade Agreement—in spite of expressed concerns about ongoing rights violations.

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UN report: Colombian army “killed civilians”

In a new report, a UN investigator accuses the Colombian military of killing hundreds of civilians during the past six years and falsely identifying the dead as guerilla fighters.

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Colombia: ex-senator sentenced in Uribe bribery scheme

Former Colombian Senator Teodolindo Avendaño was sentenced to eight years house arrest for not voting on the measure that allowed the 2006 re-election of President Alvaro Uribe in exchange for favors.

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Colombian para operative sentenced in Texas

Colombian paramilitary operative Diego Alberto RuĂ­z was sentenced in Houston, TX, for trying to acquire anti-aircraft missiles and other powerful weapons for $25 million worth of cocaine.