Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 2, 2011 | News
The Colomban army said Saturday it has rescued a mayoral candidate who was allegedly kidnapped by rebels of the FARC in June. Partido de la U canaidate Eduard Castellanos Betancourt was kidnapped on June 19 while campaigning in...
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The former governor of the north-Colombian Santander department was arrested Saturday over allegations he made pacts with paramilitary organization AUC. Hugo Aguilar Naranjo was arrested in a hotel in the departmental capital of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 2, 2011 | zSports
The United States thrashed Colombia 3-0 to reach the women’s World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday and could easily have doubled their score. Heather O’Reilly got the opener with a powerful, dipping 25-meter shot in...
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Five adults and two children have been killed Saturday morning just outside of San Vicente del Caguan, a town in the south of Colombia, official sources confimed. According to the army reports, six of the victims were all...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 2, 2011 | News
Music producer Quincy Jones, Colombian pop star Shakira and her country’s President Juan Manuel Santos have teamed up to ask for solidarity and support for Colombia after torrential rains destroyed large parts of the...
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