Urabeños’ ‘right hand man’ captured
The alleged chief henchman of the Urabeños supreme leader “Otoniel” on Wednesday was captured by Colombia’s national police and charged with murder. “Julio Palizada,” real name Jesus Atehortua, has...
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Colombian Navy does business with fraudulent South Korean company
Posted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government bought missiles for its navy from a South Korean company two days after two of the company’s executives were arrested for fraud, local media reported Thursday. Colombia’s government bought...
Read MoreColombia kicks off Christmas with fireworks
Posted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 29, 2012 | Bogota
Colombia’s capital city of Bogota is set to start the holiday season off with a boom with its annual fireworks show on December 7 with a slew of Christmas lights, displays and parades. Bogota’s tallest building, the...
Read MoreColombia opposition asks Santos to vote for Palestinian state
Posted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 29, 2012 | News
On the eve of a UN voting for Palestine as an “observer state,” Colombia’s main opposition party of Colombia sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos asking him to support the resolution. The president of...
Read MoreInternational court rejects Colombia’s appeal of massacre verdict
Posted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 29, 2012 | News
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Colombia to overturn a verdict that held authorities partially culpable for the killing of civilians in a 1997 massacre. The original verdict...
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