24 Colombia policemen arrested after 2-day corruption purge
The number of Colombian policeman arrested in an offensive against corruption in the force has risen to 25, local media reported.
The number of Colombian policeman arrested in an offensive against corruption in the force has risen to 25, local media reported.
Colombia pop singer Carlos Vives is among the favorites to win Singer of the Year in the 2014 Latin Grammys.
Two children are sexually abused in Colombia every hour, the country’s Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday.
At least 15 police officers have been detained on suspicion of corruption, the director of Colombia’s National Police told press on Tuesday.
More than seven million Colombians have become a victim of the country’s conflict, according to the government. This year alone, more than a 100,000 people were victimized.
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, leader of the conservative opposition in the Senate, wants the state to have the monopoly on the cultivation and sales of medical marijuana if approved…
Colombia’s northwestern Antioquia state has canceled funding for the popular Miss Antioquia beauty pageant and –under the leadership of the governor’s wife — put that funding in a talent show for young women.
Colombia’s conservative opposition claimed on Wednesday that President Juan Manuel Santos has surrendered the country to the FARC rebels with whom he is negotiating a peace accord.
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC said the guerrillas “profoundly regret” the killing of two indigenous guards by FARC members last week.