Colombia
SANTA MARTA, Colombia - The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela have re-established diplomatic relations, saying they are starting to repair confidence undermined by years of recriminations between the two countries.
SAN JUAN, Argentina - The Mercosur trade bloc agreed Tuesday on a common customs code that should speed up and reduce the cost of commerce across South America.
LONDON - BP PLC's incoming Chief Executive Robert Dudley and the man he will succeed, Tony Hayward, are heading to Russia this week to build bridges with investors and the government, barely two years after Dudley was thrown out of the country in a corporate dispute.
LONDON - BP says it has agreed to sell its oil and gas exploration business in Colombia for $1.9 billion to a consortium of Ecopetrol, Colombia's national oil company, and Talisman of Canada.
JERUSALEM - Israel announced Monday it will take part in a U.N.
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