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Medellin (Colombia)

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    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| SFL

  1. Juanes talks about new memoir and the perils of stardom

    When international rock star and humanitarian Juanes began putting together his new memoir, “Chasing the Sun,” he started with pictures. The handsome book, nearly 300 pages, is filled with the kind of candid shots that fans will eat up, from his days as a pudgy schoolboy to angry long-haired rocker skirting the violence of Medellin, Colombia, to recent scenes on tour and in Miami, where he now spends most of his time.
    When international rock star and humanitarian Juanes began putting together his new memoir, “Chasing the Sun,” he started with pictures. The handsome book, nearly 300 pages, is filled with the kind of candid shots that fans will eat up, from...

    Tags: Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Metallica (music group), Music, Cuba

    2. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. JetBlue plans new Fort Lauderdale to Medellin route in June

    <a href="http://www.jetblue.com">JetBlue Airways </a>plans to add daily, nonstop service between <a href="http://www.fll.net">Fort Lauderdale </a>and Medellin, Colombia, starting in June, the airline announced Wednesday.
    JetBlue Airways plans to add daily, nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Medellin, Colombia, starting in June, the airline announced Wednesday. The route is pending government approval, but flights are expected to go on sale in January, JetBlue...

    Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Fort Lauderdale

    3. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. 'Queen of Cocaine' Killed in Colombia

    MEDELLIN, Colombia -- An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday.
    KTLA News
    MEDELLIN, Colombia -- An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday. Griselda Blanco, 69, was killed by two bullets at close range -- a violent end not unlike the...

    Tags: Broward County, Drug Trafficking, Punishment, Murder, Colombia

    4. Jan 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Chivas USA signs two on second day of camp

    Sports Now
    Chivas USA announced that its roster has grown by two, with the addition of Colombian defender John Alexander Valencia and Salvadoran midfielder Marvin Iraheta....
    5. Jun 17, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  5. 16 Dead, Dozens Trapped in Colombian Mine Blast

    BOGOTA, Colombia -- A coal mine explosion in northwestern Colombia believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane gas killed at least 16 miners and left dozens trapped more than 10 hours later, President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday.
    Associated Press
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- A coal mine explosion in northwestern Colombia believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane gas killed at least 16 miners and left dozens trapped more than 10 hours later, President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday. The explosion...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Colombia, Industrial Accidents

    6. May 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. From pants-dropping professor ... to president of Colombia?

    La Plaza
    Mockus is a bonafide maverick, a cerebral intellectual who co-founded the Green Party and is building a political base largely on the themes of decency, ethics, and good citizenship -- and by harnessing the power of Facebook and Twitter. He's also known...
    7. Dec 20, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. A hippo critical situation

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Hacienda Napoles was Pablo Escobar's pleasure palace, a 5,500-acre estate where the notorious drug lord reigned over million-dollar cocaine deals, parties with underage girls and visits by shadowy men of power. Escobar lived large here in his lush...

    Tags: Death, Farms, Drug Trafficking, Health, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Sep 7, 2001 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Our Lady of the Assassins'

    Times Staff Writer
    With "Our Lady of the Assassins," director Barbet Schroeder has returned to the city of his youth, where at age 7 he witnessed an all-too-prophetic beheading in the streets during a period of political turmoil in 1948. Like Schroeder, the film's hero,...

    Tags: Death, Barbet Schroeder, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes

    9. Feb 5, 1989 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. From the archives: 'Law of Gun' Endangers Colombian Justice System

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- The brutal slaying of two judges and 10 judicial employees by a rural death squad in January jolted Colombians with the frightening realization that their country has become a land where the law of the gun prevails. Colombian courts...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Death, Heart Attack, Health, Crimes

    10. Aug 25, 1989 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. From the archives: Drug Lords Vow War on Colombia

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- With a renewed wave of terror, bombings and death threats, Colombia's fugitive drug lords declared "total and absolute war" on the country's political and business leadership Thursday, ominously targeting even the families of those who...

    Tags: Extradition, Death, Health, Family, Crimes

    11. Sep 9, 1989 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. From the archives: Drug War Unwinnable at Source, Experts Fear

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- In the South American war against cocaine traffic, Colombia is only one of many strategic theaters where traffickers enjoy a big advantage over anti-drug forces. Even if authorities could win the battle in Colombia, they could still...

    Tags: Health, Crimes, Colombia, Brazil, Europe

    12. Aug 27, 1989 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. From the archives: Fear May Foil Colombia Blitz Despite Gains

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- The biggest battle ever waged against Colombia's cocaine barons has undermined their strength in the last week, and authorities are tantalizingly close to victory, according to American and Colombian officers involved in the fight....

    Tags: Extradition, Death, Health, Crimes, Colombia

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