Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2010 | News
Panama’s decision to grant political asylum to Maria del Pilar Hurtado, a former director of Colombia’s intelligence service DAS, who is under investigation for the illegal wiretapping of opponents of former...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2010 | Culture
Colombian singer Shakira on Sunday received the “Favorite Latin Artist Award” at the annual American Music Awards ceremony. The Colombian pop idol beat Puerto Rican reggaeton star Daddy Yankee and Spanish pop singer...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2010 | Lite
The virgin Mary returned to a town in the south of Colombia just in time for the holiday season, a local newspaper reported on Monday. According to Diario del Huila, the virgin appeared on Sunday afternoon on the wall of a house...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2010 | News
A 2002 video released by Colombia’s Reparation and Reconciliation Commission shows former army commander Mario Montoya surrounded by paramilitary fighters. The video was released by newscast Noticias Uno, which reported...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2010 | News
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli on Sunday rejected criticism on the political asylum granted to the former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS, claiming it’s a “sovereign decision” of his...
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