Army killed 9 FARC guerrillas: Colombia’s defense minister
Colombia’s defense minister said on Tuesday that the army has killed nine FARC fighters in...
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Peru overtook Colombia as world’s #1 coca leaf grower: UN
Peru has overtaken Colombia as the world’s main grower of coca leaves — the basic ingredient to make cocaine, the United Nations said Tuesday. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), some...
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Santos calls on world to respect eventual peace deal with FARC
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday before the UN defended his administration’s...
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Colombians ask EU to push for more open peace talks with FARC
Colombians have asked the European Union to “demand” that Colombia’s government...
Read MoreColombia earmarks last-minute $24B for poverty reduction
Colombia’s finance minister asked Congress on Monday to earmark $25 billion for social investment, primarily to attend an economic crisis in the countryside. Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas and a number of lawmakers...
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