latest deal is causing controversy, says the BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Medellin. Rafael Pardo, the presidential candidate for the Liberal Party, said he was concerned about how relations with neighbouring countries would be affected because the US aircraft operating from these bases would probably be collecting intelligence on these nations. But the Colombia Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said: "The aim is to defeat drug-trafficking and terrorism." He said the agreement would respect Colombia's neutrality and sovereignty, and would not affect ties with neighbouring countries.



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StumbleUpon What are these? E-mail this to a friend Printable versionElton John is partnering with luxury fashion retailer Burberry for an exclusive limited edition box of vinyl reissues due in stores next month.

Pressed in a short run of 800 copies, the set comes housed in a specially designed and individually numbered Burberry box emblazoned with John's signature and festooned with gold glitter. Each of the six albums collected in the box have been remastered from the original tapes, cut to 180-gram vinyl at Abbey Road Studios and will include restored original artwork and liner notes.

To fill the box, John selected a cross-section of titles from his bestselling catalog: 11-17-70, Madman Across the Water, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Too Low for Zero and Songs From the West Coast — the latter of which is making its