Bolivar (Colombia)

Obama urged to join Mine Ban Treaty

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 WASHINGTON: US acceptance of a treaty banning landmines is “long, long overdue” and President Barack Obama should use a 10-year review this weekend to announce plans to join the accord,...

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US to not join treaty banning landmines

From correspondents in Washington, United States, 06:00 AM IST The US will not join the international treaty banning landmines but will send a delegation to attend a conference on the issue this weekend, the US State Department...

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Teen mum gives birth in toilets and throws baby in the bin

GUARDIA Civil officers in Cartagena have arrested a 19-year-old girl who gave birth in the toilets of the hospital and threw the baby in the bin. She is said to have covered him up with tissues and other rubbish in order to...

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CBI Wins Refinery Project (Zacks.com)

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (NYSE: CBI - News) has been awarded a project valued in excess of US$1.4 billion by Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (REFICAR) for the engineering, procurement services and construction of a new refinery,...

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Tables Turned: Lost in Medellin..

It is 5:30 in the morning. Funny how she is in the middle of no where Colombia in a Finca and I am in Buenos Aires on the 17th floor and our stories are identical. I have visions of Juan her paseador being strung up with dog...

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A Six-SNP Haplotype of ADAM33 Is Associated with Asthma in a Population of Cartagena, Colombia

Candelaria I. Vergaraa, b, d, Nathalie Acevedoa, b, Silvia Jiméneza, b, Beatriz Martíneza, Dilia Mercadoa, Leonor Gusmãoc, Kathleen C. Barnesd, Luis Caraballoa, b aInstitute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena,...

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Coups And War: U.S., NATO Target Latin America

There is no way of overestimating the challenge that the emergence of ALBA and the overall reawakening of Latin America pose to the role that the U.S. arrogates to itself as lord of the entire Western Hemisphere. The almost...

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14-night Transatlantic cruise from $399

After you have your fill of Thanksgiving turkey, let the celebration continue with cabaret shows, a little roulette, and a spa treatment on a last-minute transatlantic odyssey. Thanksgiving - Holidays - Cooking - Home - People...

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Venezuela: No direct talks with Colombia on bases

Venezuela has no interest in talking directly to Colombia to end a monthslong crisis but would support an effort by other South American nations to broker a solution, a top government official said Sunday. Deputy Foreign...

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Venezuela to get 300 tanks, armored vehicles

President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion.

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