Supreme Court orders house arrest of congresswoman
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered the detention of a sitting member of Congress, Lucero Cortes, for allegedly trying to influence a judge, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. Cortes is to begin…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered the detention of a sitting member of Congress, Lucero Cortes, for allegedly trying to influence a judge, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. Cortes is to begin…
Proposed changes to Colombian intelligence and counterintelligence laws, including the dismantling of DAS, have been approved following debate in the First Commission of Congress, local media reported Wednesday. The proposed…
More than 100 churches in Bogota are exceeding legally acceptable levels of noise, El Tiempo newspaper reported Wednesday. The department for the environment conducted recent visits to 147 Christian and…
The alleged FARC ambassador to Europe, recently arrested in Venezuela, has denied ties to guerrilla group, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, alias “Alberto”, who was arrested in Venezuela…
Colombian tennis player Alejandro Falla secured place in the second round of the ATP Open in Estoril, Portugal, local media reported Tuesday. Falla, ranked 135 in the world, edged slightly…
Colombian police have captured a key leader of the criminal group “Renacer,” the national police website reported Tuesday. As part of operation “Oro Negro,” police arrested 30-year old Erlin Javier…
The famous Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata, currently in its 44th year, has paid homage to two Colombian musical greats, Lorenzo Morales “Moralito” and Leandro Diaz, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday.…
Panama is standing by its offer of asylum to the former head of the Colombian intelligence agency DAS, denying knowledge of any international arrest warrant against her, EFE reported Tuesday.…
Colombian actresses Danna Garcia and Sofia Vergara were named Sunday in People En Español magazine’s list of the fifty most beautiful Latin celebrities. Garcia, who played the voice of Barbie…