Colombia’s Congress will constantly monitor the military bases in Apiai, Palanquero and Malambo from where the United States will be allowed to conduct antinarcotics operations, the Senate announced Tuesday. It…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Tuesday denied having financially supported the election campaign of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa in 2006. “We categorically deny having given money to any election…
Congressmen of coalition party Partido de La U want their party leader Luis Carlos Restrepo to resign. The inconsistency between Restrepo and the party members is too big, Senator Jairo…
At least 7,000 members of illegal groups rearmed because the Colombian government had left them alone, former paramilitary leader ‘El Iguano’ said Tuesday. According to Radio Caracol, Jorge Iván Laverde…
The United States has been the only ally of Colombia in recent years regarding trade and anti-drug efforts, U.S. ambassador William Brownfield said on Tuesday. “This is a personal comment,…
Former Minister of Environment, Housing and Development, Juan Lozano, announced to leave coalition party Cambio Radical Tuesday to join Departido de La U. Lozano wants to join La U to…
Colombian politicians actively sought support of the country’s right wing paramilitary death squads and not the other way around, Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran said on Tuesday. “The paramilitaries did not…
Colombia al Parque is an annual festival held in Bogota to celebrate the country’s many cultural epressions. This year, the festival — held until Sunday –will focus on the culture…
Colombia President Alvaro Uribe will meet with Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Bogota Tuesday. The two Heads of State meet to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between the…