Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 14, 2012 | News
Homicides in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin are on a steady rebound after showing a decline for two consecutive years. While the number of homicides between January and October this year are still 27% lower than...
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Colombia’s national government on Tuesday expressed fierce criticism over striking judicial workers, saying that “while soldiers and policemen are risking their lives, others are striking.” The comment was made...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 14, 2012 | News
Approximately 115,000 Colombian adults and 6,400 Colombian children die of undernourishment each year, the United Nations said. According to the “The State of Food Insecurity in the World,” a publication by the Food...
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Colombia’s Liberal Party said Tuesday it wants the country’s judicial authorities to investigate allegations made by Israeli mercenary Yair Klein who had testified that a Colombian ex-president took part in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 14, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s Interior Minister on Tuesday said a delay in peace talks with the FARC was due to “technical” difficulties, attempting to calm down lawmakers who showed displeasure about the last-minute delay....
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