Bogota
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's government says it has never considered attacking Venezuela, saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deceiving his people by claiming Bogota may have such designs.

BOGOTA, Colombia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the Obama administration will continue to support Colombia as it heads for a leadership change amid tensions with neighboring Venezuela.
BOGOTA, Colombia - A former defense minister from an elite political clan fell just short of a first-round victory in Colombia's presidential elections while trouncing his closest rival, an unorthodox Green Party candidate.
BOGOTA, Colombia - A retired police major said Monday that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's younger brother commanded a right-wing death squad in the early 1990s from the family's cattle ranch.

BOGOTA - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday pushed for a stronger trade relationship with Colombia as part of his efforts to solidify support for the United States in a region where rival countries, both friends and foes, are attempting to expand their influence.