Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 24, 2011 | News
Rescue workers in the central Colombian town of Dosquebradas said late Friday 13 people have been confirmed dead and 17 were in critical condition after the explosion of an oil pipeline caused a fireball and a blaze. The last...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 23, 2011 | News
Venezuela’s top prosecutor said Thursday that she doesn’t think Colombia has provided a proper request for the extradition of a Colombian rebel commander who was captured in Venezuela. Attorney General Luisa Ortega...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s economy grew at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter as the country demonstrates resiliency to a financial crisis in Europe and economic woes around the globe. The government statistics...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2011 | zSports
Junior Barranquilla won Colombia’s national Liga Postobon Wednesday after beating Once Caldas on penalties. Junior’s players flawlessly scored five our ot five in the final’s penalty kicks while Once Caldas...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2011 | News
Fifteen Colombian army soldiers were sentenced to 25 and 26 years in prison Wednesday for the 2006 murder of five men who were later presented as guerrillas killed in combat. A judge in the central Colombian city of Ibague...
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