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Former Colombian president tapped for News Corp board
Media giant News Corp. said Tuesday that former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe and former U.S. labor secretary Elaine Chao have been nominated for the board of directors. They will stand for election at the U.S.-based company’s shareholder meeting October 16 in Los Angeles. The move comes with tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s…
Bomb found before Colombian ex-president’s speech
BUENOS AIRES — Authorities found and deactivated a bomb Tuesday at a theater in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires where former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was to deliver a speech, officials said. “During an inspection, security personnel found the bomb in a lamp in the theater. It is of the…
US denies visa to Colombian human rights journalist
A prominent Colombian journalist, who had been awarded a prestigious fellowship at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation to study conflict negotiation strategies and international criminal court procedures, has been barred from entering the United States to attend the program. According to Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles, Hollman Morris Rincón was told…
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