Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 2, 2012 | News
Unknown men threw a grenade into a bar in the northern Colombian city of Barrancabermeja Saturday, killing one and injuring 27 According to media reports, two men on a motorcycle passed the establishment and threw the grenade....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 2, 2012 | News
Neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” is involved in a war with family members of an extradited paramilitary leader over the control of the northern Caribbean city of Santa Marta, according to local media. According...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 2, 2012 | Economy
Colombia has overtaken Argentina and is now Latin America’s third largest economy after Brazil and Mexico, claimed outgoing Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry Friday. According to the outgoing minister,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 2, 2012 | News
A woman from the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia has been murdered after being accused of being a witch, local media reported Saturday. According to the reports, the woman was found dead on Friday in her home in a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 1, 2012 | News
A earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit the central-northeast of Colombia Saturday, leaving no registered damages or injuries. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Los Santos, a municipality some 15 miles south of...
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