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Bogota says troops on 'maximum alert'
Colombia has put its forces on maximum alert after accusing Venezuelan troops of deliberately blowing up two footbridges that straddled the border between the two feuding countries.
DIPLOMACY
Venezuela destroys pedestrian bridges at border with Colombia
Venezuelan soldiers dynamited two small pedestrian bridges crossing the border between their country and Colombia, amid a tense diplomatic stand-off between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (pictured) and his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe.
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Colombia
Digging up Colombia's ugly past
In the name of anti-guerrilla warfare, Colombian paramilitary forces spread terror in the countryside over two decades. Their units now disbanded, some have gone back to the sites of the killings to repent.
LATIN AMERICA
Colombia to seek UN help after Chavez war talk
Colombia has said it would seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war." The comments come as Colombia signed an agreement to let US forces use military bases in the country for anti-drug operations.
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COLOMBIA
US and Colombia sign military bases deal
Colombia and the United States have signed a pact on increasing US access to Colombian military bases, despite objections to the deal from left-leaning South American leaders.
VENEZUELA
Thousands around the world protest against Chavez
Thousands of people have rallied around the world against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in protests co-ordinated from Colombia using the Internet. Events were held in several Colombian cities, as well is in Caracas and across Europe.
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A final goodbye to Teddy Kennedy
In this edition: A final goodbye to the lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy; kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard, free after 18 years, reveals the grim details of her ordeal; a report on Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, the world's most dangerous city.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has contracted the Influenza A (H1N1) swine flu virus but is well enough to continue to work, albeit in quarantine, his spokesman said.
VENEZUELA
Chavez threatens to cut ties with Colombia over US access to bases
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he was preparing to break off diplomatic relations with Colombia, escalating the dispute over the Colombian government’s decision to grant the US military access to its bases.
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil asks US for meeting on Colombia bases
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (photo) has asked US President Barack Obama to meet with South American nations for regional talks following a recent agreement giving the US military access to bases in Colombia, officials said.
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