Uribe declares state of emergency in Colombia
President Alvaro Uribe declared a ninety-day state of emergency Thursday, which will allow a selected council to fire and replace striking judicial workers as it sees fit. The judicial strike…
President Alvaro Uribe declared a ninety-day state of emergency Thursday, which will allow a selected council to fire and replace striking judicial workers as it sees fit. The judicial strike…
‘Cuco’ Vanoy and ‘Gordo Lindo’, two top paramilitary leaders extradited to the U.S. earlier this year were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for drug trafficking by a…
There have been 193 more murders from January to September than over the same period last year. Already there are 735 homicides, nearly 200 more than all of 2007, reported…
While stock markets plunge around the world, Colombia’s commodities market and others are showing significant growth as investors seek refuge in traditional products. Despite the nearly 19 percent drop in…
American authorities at a recent conference reiterated a long concern that Al Qaeda and Hezbollah could ally with Latin American drug cartels to launch new terrorist attacks, though for now…
Police officials say a nationwide purge of corrupt and incompetent officers has begun, spurred by the revelation that ten officers in Cali were responsible for a string of bank robberies…
Forced recruitment of minors in Colombia by guerrillas and paramilitaries is rising drastically and is now a principal reason for families to flee their homes. Few statistics exist, but one…
A paramilitary serving time for a massacre of 15 people said he has a video showing him being awarded prior to the crime by Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, then governor…
The European Union has agreed to negotiate a trade agreement directly with Colombia and Peru, bypassing the resistance of Bolivia and Ecuador, said Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Tuesday. Uribe said…