Jimmy Carter positive on US-Syria ties, says Cuba not ready to change political systemBOGOTA — Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that the United States and Syria are close to restoring full diplomatic ties, but he doubted Cuba’s new openness means its leaders are ready to grant free speech or change their political system. Jimmy Carter positive on US-Syria, says Cuba not ready to change its political systemBOGOTA — Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that the United States and Syria are close to restoring full diplomatic ties, but he doubted Cuba’s new openness means its leaders are ready to grant free speech or change their political system. Chief of Colombia’s domestic spy agency fires 11 more in eavesdropping scandalBOGOTA — Colombia’s domestic intelligence agency has fired another 11 people in a scandal over illegal eavesdropping of judges, journalists and politicians. Miami judge sentences Colombian drug baron to 30 years for overseeing cartel’s financesMIAMI — A Colombian who was one of the top financial managers and supervised money-laundering for a cocaine cartel accused of smuggling $10 billion in drugs into the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison. Colombian woman accused of supporting rebels arraigned on terrorism chargesWASHINGTON — A woman extradited from Colombia was arraigned Monday on terrorism charges for allegedly supporting leftist rebels in her native country. Colombian drug lord sentenced in New York to more than 31 years in prison after apologizingNEW YORK — One of Colombia’s once most feared drug lords was sentenced Wednesday to more than 31 years in prison, after telling the judge he only sold drugs to help his people and apologizing to Americans for harming so many of them with cocaine. Colombian rebels release another politician hostageCALI - The leftist guerrillas of Colombia have released a former legislator they had taken hostage in 2002, the EFE news agency reported Friday. Colombian rebels release former provincial governorVILLAVICENCIO - Leftist rebel guerrillas in Colombia have released a former provincial governor they had held hostage for more than seven years, EFE news agency reported Wednesday. Colombia’s FARC rebels release four hostagesVILLAVICENCIO - Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group has released three police officers and a soldier it had been holding hostage, EFE reported Monday. |