Santos calls for truth about Palace of Justice siege
Days before the 25th anniversary of the Palace of Justice siege, President Juan Manuel Santos called for the truth about the day’s events to be revealed, “however painful it may…
Days before the 25th anniversary of the Palace of Justice siege, President Juan Manuel Santos called for the truth about the day’s events to be revealed, “however painful it may…
Transparency International says Colombia’s fight against corruption is stagnating, after the country was ranked 78th of 178 countries in the organization’s 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, a drop of three places…
The Colombian Inspector General’s Office called on the Supreme Court to acquit Mario Uribe, former Senate president and cousin of ex-President Alvaro Uribe, of “parapolitics” charges, reports Caracol Radio. Mario…
The FARC guerrilla group has named “Pastor Alape” as the new full member of the group’s Secretariat, replacing “Mono Jojoy” who was killed in a government air raid on Wednesday.…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he left his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama “very satisfied,” and that the two leaders spoke briefly about the pending bilateral free trade…
Colombian Congress approved the country’s 2011 budget, valued at COP147.3 trillion ($81.3 billion). Congress’ economic commissions approved additions worth COP4 trillion made to the budget by the Finance Ministry. Of…
A lawsuit brought by a group of 185 Colombians against food multinational Dole for allegedly funding paramilitary groups was dismissed by a Californian court, the company announced Friday. The suit…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe gives the newspaper of Georgetown University, where he is currently a visiting professor, his first interview since leaving office. Uribe made a spirited defense of…
Colombia’s Trade Minister says that bilateral trade with Venezuela will never be restored to its level of before the diplomatic crisis in 2009. “Clearly trade with Venezuela will never be…