Colombia relations going well: Chavez
Venezuelan President Huge Chavez said relations with Colombia are “going well,” despite differences between the two countries. Caracol Radio reports that in his weekly television address, Chavez said “I would…
Venezuelan President Huge Chavez said relations with Colombia are “going well,” despite differences between the two countries. Caracol Radio reports that in his weekly television address, Chavez said “I would…
The U.S. is still interested in pursuing a military agreement with Colombia, despite the recent legal block to the deal in Colombia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere…
In Bogota for the weekend? Here’s a list of the top events in the Colombian capital in the next few days. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Rush concert This progressive rock band…
Colombia’s prosecutor general asks the Supreme Court to investigate statements by extradited AUC member Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso,” who claims to have had links with ex-Senator Mario Uribe.…
A group of European NGOs declare that the human rights clause in the E.U.-Colombia free trade agreement is “insufficient,” and claim that the European Parliament lied about the nature of…
Violence continues to grow in La Guajira, a department in northern Colombia which occupies a peninsula bordering Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea, reports Diario del Norte. A recent official report…
Colombian Francisco “Francisquito” Javier Ospino Polo, who is 80 years old, is sentenced to 48 years in prison for the murder of Canadian citizen John Patrick Haid in a botched…
U.S. Ambassador to Bogota Michael McKinley praised Colombia’s efforts in the drug war, and said that the Obama administration recognises the role U.S. demand plays in the drug trafficking problem,…
Former commander of the armed forces of Colombia, Freddy Padilla, has been sworn in as ambassador to Austria, El Espectador reported. Padilla will also represent Colombia at the United Nations…