Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Approximately ten people are missing in the northern Colombian department of Santander after the bridge they were crossing collapsed and threw the victims in the strong current of the river below. The incident took place...
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A Spanish tourist was killed in a robbery in the north Colombian city of Barranquilla Wednesday just after the city tightened security measures for the upcoming carnival. According to local newspaper El Heraldo, the woman was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Office confirmed Wednesday it will call former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega to testify about his alleged ties to now-demobilized paramilitary group AUC. In an...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Constitutional Court announced Tuesday that it needs more time to rule on the legality of same-sex couples adopting children. The court was asked to study the case of a lesbian couple who want one partner to be...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
The governor of the southwest Colombian department of Cauca called on the security forces Wednesday to improve the security situation in the region after six people were killed in an attack on a helicopter. In an interview with...
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