Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 2, 2010 | News
Colombia’s defense minister on Wednesday claimed that over 10,000 members of illegal armed groups were arrested, killed or demobilized by the country’s security forces in 2010. According to Defense Minister Rodrigo...
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Colombian act Chocquibtown has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy, the organizers of the award show announced. The group, who come from the city of Quibdo in Colombia’s Choco region, which borders on the Pacific coast,...
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The number of people affected by this year’s rainy season in Colombia has been raised to 1.5 million, the government said Wednesday. According to a report by the Interior and Justice Ministry, 167 people have died because...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy used the captivity of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt for political gain and only managed to raise her value as a hostage for the FARC, then-U.S. Ambassador to Paris told...
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One year and four months after its deadline to chose a new prosecutor general, Colombia’s Supreme Court elects Viviane Morales. The Supreme Court announced its decision just after midnight on Thursday. The election brings...
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