Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | News
Authorities in central Colombia said Thursday they have arrested the cousin of the supreme leader of ERPAC, a feared neo-paramilitary drug trafficking organization. According to the National Police, the arrested Omar Lopez...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | zSports
Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo lost the quarter finals of the Japan Open against Spain’s Rafael Nadal Friday, but stood strong and forced the Spaniard to a tie-break in the first set. Nadal, winner of last year’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks rose Thursday for a third straight day, this time fueled by a surge in oil firm Pacific Rubiales Energy, while the peso extended its recent gains against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark for...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 6, 2011 | News
A grenade attack in the northeast of Colombia’s capital Bogota Wednesday left four injured and damaged several shops. According to local media, the grenade was thrown by men on a motorcycle on the corner of calle 95 with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombian exports surged in August, continuing a trend that has seen a sharp increase in overseas sales largely driven by commodities such as oil and coal. Exports for August jumped 50.5% from a year earlier to $4.96 billion,...
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