Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 30, 2011 | News
The only alleged member of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC who was arrested after the surprise release of 267 demobilizing neo-paramilitaries plead not guilty to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges Thursday. Despite denying the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 30, 2011 | zSports
Colombia’s Radamel Falcao was the world’s second top goal scorer in soccer, the 2011 rankings of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics released Friday show. The Atletico Madrid player was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 30, 2011 | News
1,800 former members of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC have become fugitives after failing to register with authorities that attempt to regulate the aftermath of the 2003-2006 demobilization process. The now fugitive...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 30, 2011 | News
The U.S. government said Thursday that it was hitting two Lebanese-Colombian men and dozens of companies they run with sanctions for allegedly laundering money on behalf of Mexican and Colombian drug cartels. Officials said one...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 30, 2011 | Economy
Colombia, alongside U.S.-based Chevron Corp., has agreed to continue exporting natural gas to energy-rich neighbor Venezuela for two-and-a-half years more, as part of a deal that began in 2008. Colombia’s national oil...
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