False positive killing of indigenous leader ‘military error’: Army
The recent murder in east Colombia of an indigenous man who after his death was dressed to look like a member of the FARC, was a “military error” according to…
The recent murder in east Colombia of an indigenous man who after his death was dressed to look like a member of the FARC, was a “military error” according to…
Ecuadorean authorities have arrested a man believed to be the former head of the FARC’s 48th Front in Quito, Colombia’s armed forces commander said Monday. After failing to present requested…
The Colombian army arrested an intoxicated soldier after he threw a grenade at a public establishment, killing one person and injuring seven, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. According to the…
The Colombian government promised an investment of $14.5 billion will be used to create better infrastructure to prevent future weather-related damages similar to those incurred during the past rainy season,…
Two drunk bodyguards, contracted to protect a local government official, recklessly drove onto a northwest beach in Antioquia on Sunday evening, injuring three sunbathers, newspaper El Tiempo reported. The guards…
A confrontation between guerrillas and local police in northern Colombia left one guerrilla dead and another gravely injured, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Guerrillas reportedly attacked a local police station in…
The capital city of Colombia’s southwest department of Huila has chosen 19-year-old Edna Julieth Castañeda Garzon as the new Miss Neiva for 2011. The young beauty queen, who was elected…
Colombian hospitals have been forced to turn to the government for assistance due to severe resource shortages, newspaper El Tiempo reported Sunday. Hospitals throughout Colombia are in danger of being…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt has announced plans to join the hunger strike to be initiated Saturday by the mothers of two U.S. men arbitrarily detained in Iran, Colombian media…