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From Mexico and Colombia to Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Phillipines, well organised gangs have turned kidnapping for ransom into a billion-dollar industry. As the danger grows, security firms worldwide have evolved to face the challenge. In...
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In seven of Frieri's nine games, he has struck out two or more batters, and he has struck out the side twice.Amassing strikeouts is nothing new for Frieri, a right-hander from Colombia. In 117 career innings, he has 156 strikeouts, or a staggering 12...
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Zabala Oquendo of Colombia (Foreground) attends a practice session for the Elite Men's Time Trial at the BMX World Championships in Birmingham, central England, on May 25, 2012. View Photo »
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It was, I knew, what one could face in the high-risk business of playing with fire. And that is exactly what happened to the "lunk heads" (Obama's words) in Colombia, some of whom want their futures restored. My friend the major knew full well the game...
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The victim, John Fernando Herrera, fled South America after threats towards his family because of his work inside the oilfields, according to reports from Caracol Radio in Colombia. On Friday, police executed search warrants on two houses in Huntington...
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Ward defeat I was very deflated. I was here tonight to put right a wrong," Froch said. "I came here more determined than I've ever been before. I've been guilty of switching off in the past but tonight I've been very focused." The 32-year-old Bute...
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A police from an anti-drugs units stands guard around packages of marijuana, on May 24, 2012, in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca. The Colombian Police seized 8 tons of marijuana in various checkpoints on the roads of the department of Valle del... View Photo »
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Andre Ward defeat, I was very deflated. I was here tonight to put right a wrong," Froch said. "I came here more determined than I've ever been before. I've been guilty of switching off in the past but tonight I've been very focused." The 32-year-old...
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Ramos, que retrasó su llegada al país, mientras se resolvía una demanda que su club interpuso para intentar mantenerse en la primera categoría de la liga alemana, y que a la postre resultó infructuosa, reconoció la mala suerte de su equipo. "Aun no se...
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Colombia, or formally, the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia (help·info), IPA [re'puβ̞lika ð̞e ko'lombja]), is the northwesternmost country of South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the North by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; and to the west... Full Article
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CASARES, SPAIN - MAY 18: Camilo Villegas of Colombia during the morning matches on day two of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin Golf Club on May 18, 2012 in Casares, Spain.
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CASARES, SPAIN - MAY 18: Paul Lawrie of Scotland (left) and Camilo Villegas of Colombia in action during the morning matches on Day Two of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin on May 18, 2012 in Casares, Spain.
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Colombian ambassador to the US Gabriel Silva speaks at an event for the entry-into-force of the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington on May 15, 2012.
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Kabul-based AFP photographer Massoud Hossaini (R) receives his Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography from Gregory L. Moore (L), Co-Chairman of the Pulitzer Foundation Board at Colombia University in New York, May 21, 2012.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Camilo Villegas of Colombia almost loses his balance on the wooden wall of the lake as he plays his second shot at the par 4, 18th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2012...
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MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 07: Alejandro Falla of Colombia plays a forehand during his victory over Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina during the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on May 7, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
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