Posted by Aylish O'Driscoll | Nov 29, 2011 | News
A couple and their child died early Tuesday morning as a landslide buried their home following heavy rains in northeast Colombia, according to Radio Caracol. The victims have been identified as Hercilia and Crispiniano Torres,...
Read MorePosted by Aylish O'Driscoll | Nov 29, 2011 | News
A Colombian woman convicted of international money laundering in a pyramid scheme has returned home to complete her sentence, after serving 15 months in a U.S. jail. Margarita Pabon was extradited to the U.S. in 2010 for her...
Read MorePosted by Aylish O'Driscoll | Nov 28, 2011 | News
The only FARC hostage to survive an army offensive on Saturday called the guerrillas “shameless liars” for killing his fellow prisoners after promising them freedom. Sergeant Luis Alberto Erazo Maya, who was held...
Read MorePosted by Aylish O'Driscoll | Nov 28, 2011 | News
A 35-year-old man died Sunday in central Colombia when a grenade he was carrying exploded during a confrontation with rival drug dealers. The victim, named by police as Darwin Andres Moncada, alias “Relujo,” was reportedly shot...
Read MorePosted by Aylish O'Driscoll | Nov 25, 2011 | News
The Colombian Army has discovered a cache of 78 landmines belonging to FARC’s Southern Bloc packed into cans of tuna and sardines, Colombian newspaper El Espectador reported on Friday. According to the army’s...
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