Venezuela announced the capture of Colombian ex-paramilitary Nelson Orlando Buitriago Parada, alias “Caballo,” brother of the fugitive former AUC head “Martin Llanos” Monday. Writing on his website, Venezuelan Interior and…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla groups the FARC and the ELN have signed a collaboration pact, agreeing to abide by a ceasefire and protect FARC supreme leader “Timochenko” and common economic interests,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday announced a new strategy against the FARC, which has recently increased its attacks on security forces and towns. The new strategy follows a…
Enraged soccer fans injure at least 8 police after a game in central Colombia, reported local media Monday. Fans rushed the field after soccer team Tolima beat rival Santa Fe…
Israeli ex-military personel living in Colombia are being investigated for suspected drug trafficking, money laundering and the exploitation of minors, Colombia’s Prosecutor General announced Sunday in local media. The group,…
Colombian animal rights groups seek the identity of marines photographed setting a dog on fire, reported local media Sunday. In the July 2011 photo, marines appear handling a dog near…
Colombian authorities discovered 105kgs of cocaine in a shipment of flowers headed to Paris, reported local media Sunday. Staff at Bogota’s international El Dorado airport became suspicious of a 46 box…
Colombia’s ex-vice president Francisco Santos issued a public apology after reconciling with unions over libel and slander charges, reported local media Friday. The Colombian unions Sintrateléfonos, Sintraemcali, and Sintraunicol filed…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General opened a preliminary investigation in to “emerald czar’ Victor Carranza‘s alleged financing of paramilitaries, reported local media Friday. Carranza, Colombia’s most prominent emerald trader, spent almost four years…