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< 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728>Latest Bogotá Bombing Targets Outspoken FARC Critic, Unnerves Residents
Colombia’s sprawling capital city is on high alert following two separate but possibly related bomb attacks Tuesday.
Experts Analyze the Fight Against Organized Crime in Central America
At a three-day forum in Guatemala that began on May 15, delegates from the Armed Forces and the police of 14 countries are analyzing human-rights policy in the strategy to fight organized crime in Central America.
Honduran Army Supports National Vaccination Campaign
Since the end of April, Honduran Military personnel have been participating in a National Vaccination Campaign, in support of the Honduran Public Health Ministry. The objective of this campaign is to motivate citizens to get vaccinated in order to prevent diseases such as measles and rubella, amo...
Central American Parliament Calls for Ratification of Treaty Against Arms Trafficking
On May 15, the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) urged the countries of the region to ratify an Arms Trade Treaty that the UN has been promoting since 2006, aimed at eradicating illegal trafficking, the organization announced in a statement.
Peruvian President Swears In New Cabinet Members
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala swore in three new ministers on May 14, amid questioning of the administration’s strategy against the Shining Path guerrilla group.
At least 1.3 million dollars were found on a small plane that crashed in western Ecuador on May 13, causing the deaths of its two Mexican crew members, who are believed to have been carrying out a drug-trafficking operation, the police announced on May 15.
Two people were killed and 17 injured in the Colombian capital May 15, when a bomb exploded in what President Juan Manuel Santos said was an assassination attempt against a former interior minister.
The Chilean Navy’s OPV Comandante Toro was welcomed at Peru’s Callao Naval Base on May 13 by a delegation from that South American country’s Navy.
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