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Frenchman released by leftist rebels in Colombia
May 30, 2012 23:42 EDT
Colombian rebels freed a French journalist kidnapped 33 day ago, releasing him in a remote jungle village in a move the French president hailed as a "happy end" to the saga.
Colombia mission gears up for Frenchman's release
May 29, 2012 21:33 EDT
A humanitarian delegation traveled to southern Colombia ahead of the expected release by FARC rebels of a French journalist held in the jungle for more than a month.
Argentina's Kirchner sworn in for second term
Dec 10, 2011 18:04 EST
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was sworn in Saturday to a second four-year term at the peak of her popularity but with the country's booming economy shadowed by Europe's financial crisis.
'Artist' Chavez gifts portrait to Argentine leader
Dec 01, 2011 19:16 EST
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday gifted visiting Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner a picture that he painted featuring her late husband and political predecessor Nestor.
Tevez agent waits on City over Corinthians move
Jul 12, 2011 16:33 EDT
Carlos Tevez's agent says a move for the striker to join Brazilian club Corinthians from English Premier League side Manchester City "will not be simple".
Tevez says he 'must quit' Man City
Jul 05, 2011 08:45 EDT
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has confirmed Manchester City's worst fears by saying he must leave the club to spend more time with his children, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Mail.
Tevez says he must quit Man City -- report
Jul 04, 2011 17:33 EDT
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has confirmed Manchester City's worst fears by saying he must leave the club to spend more time with his children, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Mail.
Colombian FARC rebels release two more hostages
Feb 11, 2011 20:15 EST
FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels on Friday released a kidnapped local politician and a captive marine to a Red Cross team who flew into the country's southern jungles in the latest rebel hostage handover.
FARC hostage release begins in Colombia
Feb 09, 2011 21:17 EST
Colombia's FARC guerrillas set free the first of five promised hostages as they began the most significant release of President Juan Manuel Santos' tenure.
Ex-Marines arrested in Los Angeles weapons scheme
Nov 09, 2010 23:23 EST
Former Marines accused of selling assault weapons to Los Angeles street gang. Federal agents have arrested three retired Marines suspected of selling illegal assault weapons to a notorious Los Angeles street gang, authorities said Tuesday.
Boy's killing harkens back to troubled times in LA
Nov 06, 2010 14:10 EDT
Halloween slaying of boy, 5, highlights changes in South Los Angeles gang crime. Arms flexed in a muscleman pose, Aaron Shannon Jr. was getting ready for a Halloween party while his grandfather snapped photos of him in a Spiderman costume.
Argentines bid goodbye to Kirchner before burial
Oct 29, 2010 21:23 EDT
Argentines file past Kirchner's coffin, crowd streets as funeral procession heads for airport. Former President Nestor Kirchner was buried Friday in the southern city where he was born, ending two days of mourning that saw tens of thousands of Argentines fill the streets to pay their respects to one of the nation's dominant political figures.
Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner dies
Oct 27, 2010 21:07 EDT
Argentine president's husband, former leader Nestor Kirchner, dies suddenly of heart attack. Former President Nestor Kirchner, who steered Argentina out of crisis and political instability with a leftist populism that thrilled the poor and exasperated the wealthy, died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday with his wife, President Cristina Fernandez, by his side.
Argentine ex-president Nestor Kirchner dies
Oct 27, 2010 18:36 EDT
The Kirchners had been relaxing at their family home near the southern town of El Calafate when he suffered chest pains and was taken to a clinic.
Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner dies
Oct 27, 2010 12:54 EDT
The Kirchners had been relaxing at their family home near the southern town of El Calafate when he suffered chest pains and was taken to a clinic.
14 cops killed in Colombia ambush, rebels blamed
Sep 02, 2010 23:10 EDT
14 Colombian police killed in ambush blamed on leftist rebels. Suspected leftist rebels killed 14 police officers and wounded seven in an ambush of a five-truck convoy in southern Colombia, a police commander said Thursday.
Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia government
Jul 12, 2010 00:22 EDT
Ex-hostage Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia's gov't, but blames it for her kidnapping. Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says that despite seeking $6.8 million in damages for her more than six years in jungle captivity, she has no intention of suing Colombia for the money.
Tourists take walk on wild side with LA gang tour
May 23, 2010 01:40 EDT
Far away from the well-worn Hollywood bus rides where tourists gawk at the mansions of the rich and famous, Alfred Lomas is taking sightseers for a walk on the wild side.
Blacks, Latinos worship in changing neighborhood
May 19, 2010 13:12 EDT
Blacks, Latinos pray at traditionally black Pentecostal church in changing LA neighborhood. The black choir clapped and swayed, propelled by the organ's groove and drums' beat as gospel music filled the tiny New Life in Christ Church on Compton Avenue.
Colombian hostage suffered from parasitic illness, gets family time
Mar 31, 2010 14:51 EDT
A just-freed Colombian soldier who was held by rebels for more than 12 years suffered from leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease, but his overall physical and mental health is sound, doctors said Wednesday.
