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Stories for February 21st 2006

• Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Abuse of recruits: Colombian Army chief sacked

  Colombian Army “basic training” exercises for recruits that involved scorching with a branding iron, beatings, near-drowning and sexual abuses ended Tuesday with the sacking of the commander of the force.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Arrested Falklands vessel in Comodoro Rivadavia

  Falkland Islands flagged “John Cheek” arrived Tuesday afternoon to Comorodo Rivadavia escorted by the Argentine Coast Guard and is forecasted to have to remain at least two weeks before her situation is cleared.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay appeals to OAS over conflict with Argentina

  Uruguay will formally ask this week the Organization of American States, OAS, to intervene in the bilateral dispute with Argentina over the construction of two pulp mills on the Uruguayan side of a river which acts as a natural frontier between the neighbouring countries.