Santos inaugurates Colombian embassy in Turkey
President Juan Manuel Santos inaugurated the new Colombian embassy on Friday in Ankara, Turkey. Turkish president Abdullah Gul attended the ceremony, a move which Santos described as “a very good…
President Juan Manuel Santos inaugurated the new Colombian embassy on Friday in Ankara, Turkey. Turkish president Abdullah Gul attended the ceremony, a move which Santos described as “a very good…
Impurities in the Cauca river forced the pumping plant of Puerto Mallarino to shut down on Friday, affecting the supply of water in 75% of Cali. The plant suspended its…
Two officials of the now dismantled Colombian intelligence agency DAS were convicted for grave misconduct over the wiretapping scandal on Friday. Luz Marina Rodriguez, former DAS operative director, and Bernardo…
Colombian Councilman Roberto Saenz, brother of deceased FARC leader “Alfonso Cano,” claimed Friday that 8,000 votes electing him to the Bogota council have disappeared without explanation. “The truth is that…
Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras declared in London on Friday that Colombia was willing to rethink the fight against illegal drugs. During a meeting of the House of Lords to…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos had harsh criticisms for E.U. policy to fight the economic crisis, while announcing extensive military cooperation with Turkey, Colombian media reported on Friday. The president,…
Colombian police have arrested a FARC operative suspected of coordinating terrorist attack in Bogotas, local media reported on Thursday. Jose Yesid Carvajal Patiño, alias “Aldair,” was arrested in southern Bogota…
A former senator admitted in front of Colombia’s Supreme Court of meeting with guerrilla and paramilitary groups, but claimed it was with government approval. Ex-parliamentary Vicente Blel defended the former-President…
Salvatore Mancuso, a former leader of paramilitary group the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), was charged with numerous crimes Thursday for his suspected role in over 100 criminal acts, local…