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A Severed Pig's Head, a Friend's Dead Body and Other Things Not to Bring to a Soccer Game

You can add the dead guy at a pro game in Colombia last weekend to a list of crazy behavior by soccer fans at games. In the now infamous story, fans in Colombia stole the body of a murdered friend from a funeral home and took his corpse to the stadium to cheer on their favorite team -- a whole new twist on Pro Zombie...

Soccer Player Apologizes for Kicking and Killing Owl [VIDEO]

A soccer player is trying to convince fans in Colombia that he gives a hoot after kicking and killing an owl that was a mascot for a rival team. Luis Moreno, a defender for the Deportivo Pereira team, booted a live owl that landed on the field during a game over the weekend, The Telegraph reports. The bird -- which had...

Guard Parrots? Talking Birds Avert Burglary, Cops Say

This time it wasn't the birds that flew the coop. Police in Florida say a homeowner's pet birds scared off two would-be burglars on Monday. A woman and her grandson were in their home in Palmetto at around 10:55 a.m. when they heard someone knock on the front door -- then try to open it, according to the Bradenton...

UN Declares 2011 the 'International Year of Forests'

UNITED NATIONS -- Some 380 million years after the first trees grew on Earth, the United Nations today declared 2011 to be the "International Year of Forests," saying that forests and the 1.6 billion people who depend on them for their livelihood need to be protected. "Each minute that we spend on this planet breathing in...

21 Workers Killed in Colombian Mine Blast

SARDINATA, Colombia -- An explosion likely caused by a methane gas buildup ripped through an underground coal mine in Colombia during a shift change Wednesday, killing 21 workers, officials said. A similar fatal blast occurred at the same mine four years ago. Five of the victims died at the mine's entrance and by...

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Mark Sullivan, Secret Service Director, Apologizes For Colombia Prostitution Scandal

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has apologized for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal.

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Alvaro Uribe Bomb Plot: Argentina Police Defuse Bomb Ahead Of Former Colombia President Talk

Argentine police on Tuesday were defusing a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater only hours before former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak there.

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Study: More than a third of Colombians poor or destitute

More than a third of the close to 46 million Colombians are living in poverty or destitution, conditions particularly oppressive in small towns and rural areas, according to a study released in Bogota by the government statistics service.

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Bomb kills 2, wounds 41 in Colombia's capital

A bomb targeting former Interior Minister Fernando LondoÃ±o killed his driver and a bodyguard and wounded 41 others Tuesday in the Colombian capital, police said, amending earlier official comments that spoke of five dead and 29 injured.

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Jose Antonio Calle, Alleged Major Colombia Drug Trafficker, Surrenders To US

An alleged major Colombian drug trafficker whose paramilitary organization controls major coastal and border smuggling routes surrendered to U.S. drug agents in Aruba and was flown to New York, where he faces criminal charges, Colombian authorities said Monday.

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05/27/12 Colombia's FARC rebels to 'release' French journalist Source: CNN International FARC rebels in Colombia say they will release French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement posted on a website linked to the armed leftist insurgent group.
05/27/12 Gas, oil production shifts to Americas Source: Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake IL Canada, Brazil and Colombia have increased exports to the United States by 700,000 barrels daily in that time span and now provide nearly 3.4 million barrels a day.
05/26/12 Political rivalry may hurt Colombia Source: Lawrence Journal-World & 6 News - Lawrence KS It's not unusual in Latin American politics for presidents to clash with their predecessors who once helped elect them, but the current feud between former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and President Juan Manuel Santos goes beyond anything I've seen in a long time.
05/25/12 Soldiers sentenced to 30-50 years in Colombia Source: Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NV A Colombian court has sentenced six soldiers to prison sentences of between 30 and 50 years for killing a mentally disabled man and falsely reporting his death as a guerrilla killed in combat.
05/25/12 Naviera Central S.A. and SCF Marine Inc. Commence... Source: Marketwire CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/25/12 -- SCF Marine Inc. ("SCF"), a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), commenced barge operations on the Magdalena River through its majority interest in Naviera Central S.A. ("Naviera"), a Colombian inland river services barge and terminal company with more than a decade of operating experience on the rivers of Colombia, primarily through the use of shallow draft equipment.