Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2013 | News
The Red Cross and peace advocacy group Colombians for Peace say they are ready to begin an operation to release two policemen and one soldier in hands of rebel group FARC. MORE: FARC announces to release captive policemen,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2013 | News
Former President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday kicked off the political campaign for the 2014 elections, vowing to “retake power” and revive his “democratic security” policy. The former head of state,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 2, 2013 | News
Colombia rebel group FARC on Saturday announced to release two policemen and one soldier who were captured by guerrillas over the past week. In a press statement on the FARC website, the rebel command affirmed it held the two...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 1, 2013 | News
A surge in violence in the west of Medellin is keeping hundreds of children from attending class because going to school simply has become too dangerous. Government officials are no longer allowed entry in the area, while the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 30, 2013 | News
Police in the northwest of Colombia on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of killing three husbands in order to collect their life insurance payout. The 45-year-old Dabeiba, Antioquia native was arrested in the municipality of...
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