Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 10, 2011 | News
FARC guerrillas attacked a local market in southwest Colombia Saturday killing at least three people and injuring 70 others in the southwestern town of Toribio, its mayor told French press agency AFP. “It was a brutal...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 9, 2011 | News
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday called on Colombian authorities to investigate the “spate of killings” carried out by illegal armed groups in 2011 and to protect indigenous groups threatened by violence. According to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 9, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s exports jumped 31.9% in May to $4.7 billion compared with the same month last year, driven by oil and petroleum products, but total volume fell nearly 11%, the government said on Friday. Traditional exports...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 8, 2011 | News
Bogota police say they have arrested one adult and one minor who are suspected of involvement in the murder of two young girls last month. According to Bogota Police Commissioner General Francisco Patiño, the suspects are 16 and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 7, 2011 | zSports
Colombia deserved to win the Copa America match against Argentina which ended in a scoreless draw Wednesday, defender Mario Yepes told reporters after the match. “We deserved the three points. We had the...
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