Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 20, 2011 | News
A mayoral candidate has been kidnapped by alleged FARC rebels in the central Colombian Meta department, authorities said Sunday. According to armed forces commander Admiral Edgar Cely, the candidate for the Partido de la U in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 20, 2011 | News
One of the 17 victims of a car bomb that exploded in the southwestern Colombian city of Popayan Saturday has died of his injuries. Authorities said Sunday that leftist rebels of the ELN are responsible for the terrorist attack....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 19, 2011 | News
Former Bogota mayor Enrique Peñalosa has a comfortable lead in a poll released Sunday ahead of the capital’s local elections in October. The poll, carried out by Datexco for newspaper El Tiempo and W Radio, showed that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 19, 2011 | News
A car bomb that exploded late Saturday in the southwestern Colombian city of Popayan has left 17 people injured. The bomb was so heavy it was heard and felt in large parts of the city and caused panic among residents. According...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 18, 2011 | News
Peru’s President-elect Ollanta Humala will visit Colombia later this month as part of a regional tour, his party announced Saturday. Humala will on Monday visit Bolivia for a two-day visit and the week after will visit...
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