The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia says three members of an indigenous community in eastern central Colombia were killed and one wounded in paramilitary attack by the ‘Águilas Negras’ group.…
Colombia’s Attorney General declined to confirm or speculate whether 11 youths from a city east of Bogotá were killed by paramilitaries or in combat with the army, saying only a…
Explosions in central Colombia and the eastern city of Cali left one dead and two gravely wounded. Motives are unknown. An explosion in the principal plaza of a municipality…
Colombia’s peso declined on concerns the global credit crisis won’t abate soon as the central bank sold $180 million in dollar options and suspended a daily dollar buying program. Colombia’s…
Paramilitaries constructed ovens specifically to incinerate the bodies of their victims, according to a testimony by a Colombian ex-paramilitary leader that recalls the infamous ‘showers’ of Nazi concentration camps. The…
The Colombian government says 2,612 guerrillas from the FARC, ELN and other groups have turned in their arms this year to begin reinsertion programs, including 374 in September. The figure…
Colombia’s “climate of violence” against journalists has calmed, but inadequate public information laws and other concerns remain serious, reported the Inter-American Press Society Monday at the conclusion of its sixth…
An extradited Colombian ex-paramilitary has pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorism by attempting to trade US$25 million in cocaine for arms including anti-aircraft missles his role in the…
The rumor mill produced two unconfirmed gems today. Hollywood heavyweights may make a movie on the life of former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt and Madonna may collaborate with Shakira on…