Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 4, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says his government will step up cooperation with civilian organizations to counter the ongoing murdering and threatening of leaders of displaced farmers claiming lands that were stolen by...
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Six policemen and four civilians were injured in an explosives attack on a police patrol in the central Colombian city of Neiva Saturday. According to media reports, the explosives were detonated at the moment a police patrol...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 4, 2011 | News
The FARC assured the newly-founded Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that Colombia’s largest rebel group is willing to hold peace talks; a message rejected by President Juan Manuel Santos who said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 4, 2011 | News
A hoax flood warning in the central Colombian city of Villavicencio caused widespread panic among residents late Friday. Thirty were injured in the chaos. The hoax was started by an unidentified Blackberry user who spread the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 3, 2011 | News
The Air Force of Colombia celebrated its anniversary in Bogota Friday. The ceremony on the capital’s Catam military airport was attended by President Juan Manuel Santos and the Military High Command. Colombia’s Air...
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