Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 18, 2011 | News
Some 450 members of neo-paramilitary organization ERPAC are ready to surrender to authorities before the end of this month, newspaper El Tiempo reported Sunday. According to the newspaper, official sources confirmed that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 18, 2011 | zSports
Police in Cali have arrested 66 people after the relegation of soccer giant America caused riots in Colombia’s third largest city, local media reported. The riots broke out both inside the stadium as in other parts of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s main rebel group FARC on Sunday bombed the railway of the country’s largest coal exporter Cerrejon LLC, forcing the company to suspend rail operations until Wednesday, an official said. Julian Gonzalez,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 18, 2011 | News
Colombians donated over $5 million for disabled compatriots during a 27-hour marathon on both national TV stations. The christmas charity was supported by dozens of the country’s biggest stars who performed during the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 18, 2011 | News
A mudslide in the west of Colombia killed five people Saturday, bringing the total of people who died because of rainy season-related floods and landslides to 164. The deputy director of the emergency management office of the...
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