Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 8, 2011 | News
Anti-riot police have begun removing more than 5,000 homeless farm workers who had been squatting farmland in the northeast Colombian Urabá region since Monday. According to the authorities, 250 members of an anti-riot police...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 5, 2011 | zSports
Colombian striker Cristian Nazarit has transfered from Bogota team Santa Fe to The Fire, the Chicago club announced Wednesday. The Fire’s contract with the 20-year old Cali native took effect immediately and Nazarit is...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol SA reported robust first quarter net profits Wednesday that far surpassed market expectations, fueled by higher oil prices and rising production. Net profits last...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 4, 2011 | News
Panama says it will not withdraw the political asylum of the former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS even if Bogota issues an international arrest warrant. In an interview with CNN en Español, Panama’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 4, 2011 | News
A Colombian man in Cali killed himself and a family member to prevent his arrest and extradition to the United States, local media reported Wednesday. According to the reports, police had surrounded the apartment where the...
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