Two soldiers killed and five wounded in combat with FARC
Two soldiers died and five were wounded by an explosion in combat with alleged FARC guerrillas in the Nariño department Wednesday night. The Army patrol surprised a rebel who tried…
Two soldiers died and five were wounded by an explosion in combat with alleged FARC guerrillas in the Nariño department Wednesday night. The Army patrol surprised a rebel who tried…
The trial against Salvatore Mancuso, former leader of paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), Wednesday started in Bogota and Washington. The Colombian Prosecution charged Mancuso — currently in…
Colombia will host the sixth summit of the Organization of American States, OAS, which will take place in 2010, the American foreign ministers and delegates decided Wednesday. The summit of…
Six soldiers Wednesday were sentenced to 28 years in prison after being found guilty of ‘false positives’. Two officers and four soldiers were found guilty of the murder of two…
Representative Blanca Nelly Gonzalez Marquez of the Cordoba department, North Colombia, was arrested Wednesday for his alleged involvement in ‘Parapolitics’. Gonzalez, who is a member of the Colombia Democratic Party,…
Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia Cossio received a warning from the Comptroller General Wednesday for paying 500 times the actual value for land that was going to be given…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s refusal to compromise is endangering the release of hostage Pablo Emilio Moncayo who was kidnapped 11 and half years ago, FARC leader Alfonso Cano said. “Uribe’s…
A Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States will become a reality and is just a matter of time, the President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas…
Bogota congressman Ruben Dario Salazar was arrested Tuesday for “buying” votes for his 2006 election. The Representative for coalition party Convergencia Ciudadana is accused of offering housing subsidies in change…