Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s ambassador to Venezuela resigned Monday after emails were leaked linking the diplomat to the Nule Group, investigated for a major corruption scandal that previously led to the suspension of the mayor of Bogota....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | News
Medellin authorities say they have arrested the son of Angel de Jesús Pacheco, alias “Sebastian,” one of the leaders of neo-paramilitary drug gang “Los Paisas.” “Virel” was one of 25 arrested...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | Lite
Colombian pop diva Shakira has sent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a guitar with her autograph, the Venezuelan Minister of Information said Sunday. Minister Andres Izarra announced the gift on his Twitter account, attaching a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Liberal Party condemned the Sunday assassination of two of their candidates for the city council of a southern town, near the Ecuadorean border. In a press statement on the political party’s website,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
In an ongoing exchange of snides between President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe over whether Colombia is facing an “armed conflict” or a “terrorist threat,” Uribe said Sunday there...
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