Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s armed forces said Sunday they had bombed and raided a major arms factory belonging to guerrilla group the FARC. In the attack, four guerrillas were allegedly killed. According to the security forces, the factory...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 16, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos offered a reward Saturday for anyone providing information leading to the arrest of a woman rebel allegedly linked to the kidnapping of four Chinese oil workers. Santos said a reward of up...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 16, 2011 | News
One of the suspects in a major corruption case involving more than a dozen tax officials, who allegedly embezzled at least $350 million, has been assassinated, a prosecutor in the case said Friday. Prosecutor Noel Cardenas told...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 16, 2011 | zSports
Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran of Team Sky will be wearing the white jersey for the Tour de France’s best young rider in Sunday’s 15th stage after finishing 5th in Saturday’s stage. The Colombian was part of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 16, 2011 | News
A court in the north of Colombia on Friday sentenced members of the military to between 28 and 55 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of two men from a city just south of Bogota. The two victims were part of a group...
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