Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 16, 2010 | News
Thailand extradited an alleged Russian arms dealer who was caught when he was about to do business with undercover U.S. intelligence officials posing as FARC guerrillas. Russian Viktor Bout was put on a plane to the United...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 16, 2010 | Lite
Catalina Robayo, representative of the Valle del Cauca department, was crowned Miss Colombia 2010 on Monday. The 21-year-old law student from the city of Cali won the final, against runner-up Miss Magdalena and second runner-up...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2010 | News
Five people were killed and at least nine injured when unknown assassins opened fire on a group attending a party in the northern Colombia city of Barranquilla. According to newspaper El Espectador, witnesses said assassins on...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2010 | News
Colombia ranks 6th on the Terrorism Risk Index, released annually by British risk analyst Maplecroft. According to the company, the Andean nation is one of 16 “extreme risk” countries. Countries with highest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2010 | News
A landslide caused by heavy rains in Colombia’s coffee region killed a family of four, local media reported on Sunday. The tragedy occurred Saturday just outside the town of Quinchia in the Risaralda department. According...
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