http://www.mail.com/locations/4816-colombia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/4816-colombia.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana. Drug policy reform advocates called the report historic, though it made no specific proposals and said there was "no significant support" among the OAS' 35 member states for legalizing cocaine, the illicit drug with the g... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html 2013-05-17T23:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry is circus manager John Matthew. For 38 years, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html 2013-05-17T09:05:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. The "Martyrs of Otranto" were 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for de... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html 2013-05-12T13:15:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079946-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Catholic Church's highest honor: ANTONIO PEZZULLA AND 812 FELLOW MARTYRS In 1480, some 20,000 Turkish troops overran the citadel of Otranto in what is n... Sun, 12 May 2013 12:58:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079946-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html 2013-05-12T12:58:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076930-post-attack-top-reporter-worries-cover-blown.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — His exclusives have triggered some of Colombia's biggest scandals, leading to the dismissals, arrests and prosecutions of dozens of crooked, sometimes murderous public officials. Yet in this age of social media saturation and in-your-face journalistic ego, Ricardo Calderon continues to shun the limelight. To the public, this old-fa... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:05:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076930-post-attack-top-reporter-worries-cover-blown.html 2013-05-10T16:05:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2072158-bolivias-challenge-making-coca-palatable.html VILLA TUNARI, Bolivia (AP) — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia's thousands of acres of coca plants can be dedicated to such traditional uses as fighting fatigue as well as whipping up wholesome treats like sweet breads and coca puffed snacks. The... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:04:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2072158-bolivias-challenge-making-coca-palatable.html 2013-05-08T23:04:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html HAVANA (AP) — A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes Iran, Syria and Sudan. That is sure to ruffle feathers in Havana, which vehemently denies any links to terrorism. Cuba's government contends its inclusion on the list is a political vendetta by... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html 2013-05-01T23:40:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055968-paramilitary-soap-opera-stirs-dispute-colombia.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Cutting through the shadows of moonlight, three brothers climb out of a truck and trudge slowly, silently toward a dark hill. There, wrapped in a blanket, they find the body of their father. At the burial shortly afterward, amid tears and embraces, the brothers vow vengeance against the leftist rebels who kidnapped and killed him. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:08:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055968-paramilitary-soap-opera-stirs-dispute-colombia.html 2013-05-01T16:08:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024920-french-execs-accused-breast-implant-swindle.html MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the factory in southern France said they were instructed not to ask too many questions about the breast implants sold worldwide. As a fraud trial opened Wednesday, hundreds of women who c... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024920-french-execs-accused-breast-implant-swindle.html 2013-04-17T18:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2017320-lead-narrows-chavez-heir-amid-crime-shortages.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election Sunday and win voters' endorsement to succeed the late Hugo Chavez, the divisive larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the messy, unfinished Chavista revolution. That will mean inheriting both a loyal following among the poor a... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2017320-lead-narrows-chavez-heir-amid-crime-shortages.html 2013-04-13T15:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — A former navy chief of the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in the international cocaine trade was brought to the U.S. for trial on drug charges following his arrest at sea by federal drug agents, authorities said Friday. Four other men apprehended in the operation also were brought to New York... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:28:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html 2013-04-06T01:28:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980562-obama-secret-service-1st-female-director.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal. Pierson, who most recently served as the agency's chief of staff, will take over from Mark Sullivan, who anno... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:17:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980562-obama-secret-service-1st-female-director.html 2013-03-27T01:17:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html HAVANA (AP) — A normally routine bit of Washington bureaucracy could have a big impact on U.S. relations with Cuba, either ushering in a long-stalled detente or slamming the door on rapprochement, perhaps until the scheduled end of the Castro era in 2018. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry must decide within a few weeks whether to advocate that President ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html 2013-03-23T07:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970388-colombias-ex-pres-faces-blowback-peace-talks.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alvaro Uribe did more as president than any Colombian leader to weaken the South American nation's main leftist rebel group and he has been among the most vocal opponents of peace talks with the insurgents. Now, he's finding that his strident opposition to the negotiations is bringing him some unsought attention. Uribe's high-profi... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:30:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970388-colombias-ex-pres-faces-blowback-peace-talks.html 2013-03-21T19:30:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Long a cultural backwater, Rio de Janeiro has taken another leap toward becoming an art hot spot with this week's opening of a museum built around one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square-meter (129,000-square-foot) space in an impeccably renovated 1866 mansion, will house... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1941302-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-budget-cuts.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Deep federal budget cuts are forcing the U.S. to send fewer surveillance planes and Navy ships to halt Latin American drug shipments, meaning the anti-drug effort will depend more on local governments hobbled by lack of equipment and official corruption. The military/civilian task force that patrols drug-trafficking routes off the Centr... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:18:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1941302-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-budget-cuts.html 2013-03-08T19:18:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933610-venezuelas-chavez-dies-officials-call-unity.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some in anguish, some in fear, Venezuelans raced for home and stocked up on food and water Tuesday after the government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez, the larger-than-life firebrand socialist who led the nation for 14 years. Vice President Nicolas Maduro's voice broke and tears ran down his face as he appeared on n... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933610-venezuelas-chavez-dies-officials-call-unity.html 2013-03-06T04:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933986-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled "subversive" who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled the United States and outsmarted his rivals time and again, while using Venezuela's vast oil wealth to his political advantage. Chavez led one coup attempt, defeated another and was... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:07:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933986-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58.html 2013-03-06T02:07:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934062-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country's vast oil wealth to his political advantage. A self-described "subversive... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934062-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader.html 2013-03-05T22:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931638-venezuela-chavez-hit-new-severe-infection.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A severe new respiratory infection has hit cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez and his condition is "very delicate," Venezuela's government says. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old socialist leader's de... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:27:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931638-venezuela-chavez-hit-new-severe-infection.html 2013-03-05T16:27:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908516-monkey-mothering-24-hour-chore-colombian-woman.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The tiny night monkey is with Martha Silva 24 hours a day, nestled in a wool pouch inside her coat or beside her while she sleeps. Eight times a day, she feeds milk to the five-inch baby like an attentive mother. The long hours of monkey mothering don't bother the 54-year-old Colombian woman, she said, because she already raised tw... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:23:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908516-monkey-mothering-24-hour-chore-colombian-woman.html 2013-02-22T23:23:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1898852-ailing-chavez-returns-to-venezuela-cuba.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. Chavez's return was announced in a series of three me... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1898852-ailing-chavez-returns-to-venezuela-cuba.html 2013-02-19T02:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894636-photos-hugo-chavez-2-month-absence.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released Friday showing the Venezuelan leader smiling alongside his daughters in Havana. Along with images of the puffy-faced Chavez came a government explanation for why no one has heard... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894636-photos-hugo-chavez-2-month-absence.html 2013-02-16T00:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879824-69-deep-quake-hits-colombia-injuries-reported.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A powerful but deep earthquake shook a broad swath of Colombia and Ecuador on Saturday, sending frightened people fleeing into the streets, but no serious injuries or major damage were reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 9:16 a.m. (14:16 GMT) quake had a magnitude of 6.9.It was centered about 7 miles (12 kilometers) from ... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879824-69-deep-quake-hits-colombia-injuries-reported.html 2013-02-09T17:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1865304-us-military-expands-drug-war-latin-america.html The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August morning, Ensign Clarissa Carpio, a 23-year-old from San Francisco, climbed into the inflatable dinghy ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1865304-us-military-expands-drug-war-latin-america.html 2013-02-03T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan announced his retirement Friday, bringing to a close a turbulent period for the law enforcement agency that included a South American prostitution scandal and a pair of White House gate-crashers. In nearly seven years as director, Sullivan had to answer serious questions from lawmakers on two occasio... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html 2013-02-02T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856462-colombia-judge-nixes-ban-film-hostages-baby.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A judge has spurned a prominent Colombian's attempt to prevent the release of a feature film about the odyssey of the child born to her while she was a rebel hostage. The mother, Clara Rojas, had argued allowing the film "Operation E" to be shown in Colombian theaters would harm the development of her son, Emmanuel, who is now 9. B... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856462-colombia-judge-nixes-ban-film-hostages-baby.html 2013-01-31T16:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851834-surviving-band-member-leads-police-to-bodies.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced them and several crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene said the survivor... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851834-surviving-band-member-leads-police-to-bodies.html 2013-01-29T01:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1843962-colombian-superstar-juanes-writes-1st-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Juanes (WAH'-nehs) has more to say than will fit in a hit song. The Colombian singer announced Thursday that his first memoir will be released April 2 in English and Spanish. Its titles are "Chasing the Sun" and "Persiguiendo el sol," and they'll be released on Celebra, a division of Penguin Group (USA). A news release ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1843962-colombian-superstar-juanes-writes-1st-book.html 2013-01-24T18:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1830096-canadian-peruvian-gold-prospectors-kidnapped.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Leftist rebels kidnapped five gold prospectors doing exploratory drilling for a Canadian company before dawn Friday in a northern province of Colombia, officials said. One abductee was from Canada, two from Peru and two from Colombia. Toronto-based Braeval Mining Corp. said the three company employees and two consultants were worki... 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