Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 16, 2011 | News
A Danish court Thursday sentenced a 52-year old man to six months in jail for sending money to Colombian rebel group the FARC. Viggo Toft-Joergensen, the spokesman of a Danish labor union had sent 10,000 kroner ($1.900) to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 16, 2011 | zSports
Race officials said Thursday Juan Mauricio Soler of Colombia has been injured in a crash and forced to drop out of the Tour of Switzerland. Until the crash in Thursday’s sixth stage, Soler had been holding onto second place...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s vice president and interior and justice minister clashed Wednesday over alleged government plans to offer amnesty to members of criminal groups. The disagreement between Vice President Angelino Garzon and...
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The congressional investigation against former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged responsibility in the wiretapping of his political and judicial opponents reaches a new stage as the first hearing of the former head of state...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 16, 2011 | Economy
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $1.52 billion to buy a 20% stake in a Colombian coal mining operation owned by U.S. coal company Drummond Co. Inc. with proven and probable reserves of about...
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