Posted 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...
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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...
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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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 4, 2011 | Lite
Spanish paparazzi caught Colombian pop diva Shakira entering a Barcelona dance school owned by stripper Chiqui Marti. Shakira, accompanied by her brother and manager Tonino and driving the SUV of her boyfriend, Spanish soccer...
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Two soldiers and one civilian died and another four civilians were injured in the east Colombian department of Arauca Tuesday, when rebels attacked an army checkpoint. The attack took place in Fortul, a village less than 20...
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