Cordoba denies requesting French FARC office
Colombian opposition senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba denied Wednesday accusations by the former director of France’s press agency that she had asked France to allow the FARC to open…
Colombian opposition senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba denied Wednesday accusations by the former director of France’s press agency that she had asked France to allow the FARC to open…
The proposed military bases agreement with the U.S. will have no geopolitcal impact upon the region Defense Minister said Wednesday. “This agreement carries no connotation of either geopolitical or strategic…
The Colombian government announced Wednesday that it suspended agricultural subsidies to big companies and that resources will be redirected to smaller producers. “From now on, the resources that were available…
The International Criminal Court asked Colombian judicial authorities to provide information on 48 criminal cases that remain unresolved after several years. A report by the ICJ outlines numerous cases that…
A FARC plot to impersonate Colombian soldiers in order to carry out terrorist activities was foiled after police found a document belonging to deceased guerrilla Hermes Triana. The document instructs…
Hotel reservations in Colombia were down 5.7% in August 2009 in comparison with the same period in 2008, according to a recent study by Colombian statistics agency DANE. The study found…
Ecuador collaborated with the Colombian army in the FARC camp bombing that killed ‘Raul Reyes’ and caused the break down in Colombia-Ecuador diplomatic relations, according to the Ecuadorean Commission investigating…
Paramilitary group Bloque Norte committed 497 massacres between 2000 and 2006, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday based on a prosecution report. A report by the Justice and Peace Unit outlines how…
A new national park, baptized ‘Yaigojé’, in south-east Colombia was created following the initiative of indigenous groups in the area. All 1,060,603 hectares of the Yaigojé National Park is a…