Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2011 | News
A road accident in the central Colombian Cundinamarca department left at least 10 persons dead. According to general Rodolfo Palomino, director of Colombia’s highway police, said the bus of the Valle de Tenza bus company...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Santos thinks U.S. Congress will approve a retroactive extension of the expired trade preference act with the U.S. According to Santos, U.S. congressmen have indicated that the ATPDEA that allows Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday defied criticism of his defense chief, insisting that crime is going down in the country. Defense Minister Rodigo Rivera had come under fire earlier this month from within the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | News
Colombian police said Friday two German men died after they each swallowed about a pound of cocaine in latex capsules, some of which ruptured. Police spokesman Col. Julian Gonzalez told The Associated Press that the two men died...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | News
Following an unconfirmed report of the death of FARC leader “Alfonso Cano,” several media Saturday reported large-scale military operations in the traditional stronghold of the guerrilla group, where the army have...
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