Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 8, 2012 | Lite
A boy who found a so-called spectacled bear cub near his remote rural home in the southern Colombian Huila department looked after it for weeks until his parents finally called the authorities. Vets said the three-month old...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
Colombian police said Saturday they have arrested another 13 members of neo-paramilitary organization “Los Urabeños.” The arrests in the cities of Medellin and Santa Marta, and the towns of Frontino and Buenavista...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was reunited with her family in the United States Friday. The 15-year-old girl is at the centre of an international mystery over how a minor...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said Saturday that former government officials facing corruption charges are subject to “criminal revenge” and “political persecution.” The former head of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos Friday promised a more aggressive pursuit of neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” and offers a reward of more than $1 million for information leading to the capture of...
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