Colombia’s Military Tribunal coordinator Colonel Edgar Emilio Avila, denied Tuesday that he had ties to paramilitaries in Northwest of Colombia and that these links are being investigated by the Prosecution.…
Twenty of Santa Marta’s most beautiful young women began competing to be this year’s Siren of the Sea, the yearly beauty pageant, this year taking place from July 29 until…
Colombia’s prosecution is investigating if soldiers were involved in the robbery of a German citizen during a hike in Paramo de Sumapaz, near Bogota ten days ago. Friedrich Heinrich claims…
Colombian authorities registered a “historically” low number of “only” five kidnappings in May. The National Fund for the Defense of Personal Liberty (FONDELIBERTAD) announced Tuesday that for the first time…
A new song by Colombian superstar Shakira, a duet with Wyclef Jean, leaked and is now, partly, available on the internet. Websites and bloggers disagree on the exact title of…
United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Philip Alston, announced on the first day of his investigation of extrajudicial executions committed by Colombia’s security forces that he will focus on…
Ecuador is investigating whether at least two leaders of the FARC are hiding on Ecuadorean soil close to the border with Colombia. Ecuadorian Defense Minister Javier Ponce said to the…
Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe appointed current Presidential Adviser for Social Action, Luis Alfonso Hoyos, as new ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). Alfonso will replace Camilo Ospina, who…
The leader of FARC’s Jacobo Arenas column, alias ‘Eladio’, died in combat with the military, the Colombian Army reported Monday. ‘Eladio’, who fought for the FARC for 16 years, was…