Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2012 | News
Five civilians have been killed in a number of terrorist attacks by FARC guerrillas in the north of Colombia, the local police commander told Radio Caracol Wednesday. Without providing specifics on the locations of the alleged...
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Colombia’s Prosecutor General on Monday replaced a number of key staff at a time her office is under fire over ongoing investigations against prominent members of former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration....
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Victims of illegal wiretapping by Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS flew to Panama Wednesday to pressure authorities to extradite the agency’s former director, who received political asylum there. According to...
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Colombian army troops began fierce combat with rebels of the FARC in the north of Colombia Tuesday, leaving at least one guerrilla dead and two soldiers injured. Four rebels surrendered. The combat took place in the rural region...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2012 | News
U.S. President Barack Obama hailed last year’s ratification of a free trade pact with Colombia and other countries in his last State of the Union address before the November presidential elections. While Obama, who faces...
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