Canada's top bank acquires Royal Bank of Scotland's operations Samachaar Toronto: With Kolkata-born Sabi Marwah as its vice chairman and chief operating officer, Canada's Scotiabank Monday acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's banking operations in Colombia to further expand its international presence. | The bank already has a huge presence in 27 countries in Latin America a...
Venezuela Plotted to Kill Rival, Spain Says Wall Street Journal By SANTIAGO PEREZ And JOSé DE CóRDOBA | MADRID—Spain and Venezuela headed toward a potential diplomatic face-off after a Spanish judge on Monday accused Caracas of collaborating with rebel groups to assassinate Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and other top political figures. | ...
Legendary Architect Bruce J. Graham Dies redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 08:00 CST | CHICAGO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The elegant genius of Miesian high-rise architecture, Bruce J. Graham, died in his sleep early Saturday morning at home in Hobe Sound, Florida. He was 84 years old. Mr. Gr...
Go with the flower power The News & Observer | There may be cheaper ways to declare your love on Valentine's Day than by saying it with flowers, but that doesn't mean having to forgo a bouquet. Just put more thought into the ...
Valentine's Day Bust: Cocaine Roses CBS News Shipment of Drug Hidden among 20,000 Long-Stem Roses Seized after Being Flown to the Netherlands from Colombia | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP / CBS) Fast Facts Net...
Rose expert David Austin helps return fragrance to mass-market roses The News & Observer | Don't call me a snob, but I don't want a dozen long-stemmed red roses for Valentine's Day. Flowers thrill me, but not the ubiquitous red roses. | How did the American public get ...
After eight years, Uribe a fighter until the end The Star | BOGOTA (Reuters) - When first elected in 2002, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe vowed he would bring the country's Marxist rebels to their knees and draw investors back to a country dismissed as a failing state mired in violence. Colombia's Preside...
15 markets to participate in tourism business round Proexport TravelDailyNews | A group of 85 international buyers from the United States, France, Brazil, UK, Germany, Argentina, Panama, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Mexico, Chil Chile,Venezuela, Ecuador and Puerto Rico, invited by Proexport (Colombian Trade and Tourism B...
Empty Promises? Human Rights | After eight years of the Bush administration, with its torture of suspected terrorists and disregard for international law, Barack Obama's victory in the November 2008 U.S. presidential election seemed a breath of fresh air to human rights activist...
Vijay Singh finishes in top 10 at Honda Classic The Miami Herald | PALM BEACH GARDENS -- Vijay Singh, who finished in a tie for fourth at the Honda Classic with a final-round 72, was obviously disappointed in his play Sunday. | Singh opened the day three strokes behind eventual winner Camilo Villegas but saw Villegas steadily pull away from him. | ``I played my game; I didn't really worry about what Camilo was d...
After eight years, Uribe a fighter until the end The Star | BOGOTA (Reuters) - When first elected in 2002, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe vowed he would bring the country's Marxist rebels to their knees and draw investors back to a country dismissed as a failing state mired in violence. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures during a health meeting in Barranquilla February 26, 2010. (REUTERS/Jairo C...
