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Colombia peace hinges on battleground drug corridors
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Colombia marriage deadline approaches
Even though same-sex couples in Colombia will be able to legally register their relationships on Friday, it remains unclear whether some notaries and even judges will allow them to do so.
Former professional dancer Eva Guidi Ewins brings Zumba classes to Hong Kong's South Lantau.
Festival preview: Improvaganza back for 13th edition
The following is entirely typical of the freewheeling 11-day international festival returning June 19 to its appointed task of cracking you up: One of the mainstage acts at Rapid Fire Theatre's Improvaganza is an innovative improv duo called Picnic from Bogota, Colombia.
Colombia: Beware the zombie drug
Scopolamine is a medicine for motion sickness or tremors. In Colombia, it's a scary drug called 'devil's breath.'
Cookie Monster showed up in a Vine posted by the White House-and creepily waved.
Ill-prepared Suriname faces worsening flooding
A cow stands in floodwaters in the municipality of Lenguazaque, near Bogota, Colombia, on May 19, 2011.
Political Fallout Over Colombia's Peace Talks With FARC Rebels
The Santos family of Colombia has been likened to the political dynasties of the U.S. - the Kennedys, Bushes and Clintons.
Scrawled Art Gallery Ads - This Colsubsidio Children's Museum...
Not everyone is a naturally born artistic genius, but these Colsubsidio Children's Museum ads offer hope that you can get pretty close.
Colombia set to vote on controversial military justice law
Colombians shout slogans against the government behind photos of people killed by violence in the Colombian conflict, during a nationwide march for the country's peace and for the victims of war, in Bogota, on April 9, 2013.
Isabella Products raises $9.2m to support the launch of its Fable tablet for kids
Isabella Products Inc. , a mobile internet device company headquartered in Concord, said Wednesday that it has closed $9.2 million in a series A financing round as it looks to launch Fable, an Android tablet designed for children between the ages of 3 and 10. The financing round was led by Rudyard Partners of Concord, with additional investments ... (more)
College President Gives His Blessings for Illegal Act
In the Spring 2013 Lehman Today magazine of Lehman College, a CUNY 4-year college located in the Bronx, New York, one learns that Melissa Garcia-Velez, class of 2014, has been "advocating for the rights of undocumented immigrant youth" since early in her freshman year.
Mary O'Grady takes Joe Biden to the woodshed
Last week Joe Biden, after decades of blocking it, sang the praises of free trade as if he had been championing it all along.
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Bogota To Host Annual Meeting On The Protection Of Ozone Layer
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, June 11 -- Representatives of 16 countries are attending the Meeting of the Ozone Action Networks from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, organized by the United Nations Environment Program , stating Tuesday.
Political Fallout for Colombia's Peace Talks with FARC Rebels
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, walks following a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 10, 2013.
Canine Trash Can Ads - The Purina Dog Chow Campaign Promotes...
People may joke that they are their family's garbage can, especially dads, but the Purina Dog Chow campaign shows there is often one family member that really is treated like a trash can: dogs.
Venezuela arrests 9 Colombians over plot to kill Maduro
Venezuelan authorities said Monday they had arrested nine Colombian paramilitary fighters they accused of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro amid an ongoing diplomatic spat with Bogota.
Disruptive woman causes flight to turn back to Houston
A United Airlines flight headed to Bogota, Colombia turned back to Houston after about an hour into the flight, according to Houston police.