31.   The outbreak was centered in western Zulia state near the Colombian border.

32.   The suspected members of the National Liberation Army and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces were arrested during sweeps in recent weeks near the Colombian border, authorities said Friday.

33.   The search for a U.S. oil engineer kidnapped in jungles near the Colombian border will be difficult, officials said Monday.

34.   A car bomb exploded Sunday in an eastern Colombian border town, killing three police officers and injuring seven others, officials reported Sunday.

35.   A car bomb blast in an eastern Colombian border town killed at least two police officers, officials reported Sunday.

36.   The United States warned its nationals Friday against travel to areas of Venezuela near the Colombian border.

37.   On Sunday, a car bomb exploded in an eastern Colombian border town, killing three police officers and injuring seven others, officials reported.