Posted by Charles Parkinson | Mar 9, 2012 | News
Colombia used its 2009 capture of Venezuelan drug lord Walid Makled to force its neighbor to eject FARC units operating in its territory, according to a Stratfor email published by Wikileaks. According to the cable, one of five...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Mar 8, 2012 | zSports
Colombia’s Junior de Barranquilla and Atletico Nacional will be in Copa Libertadores action Thursday. Colombian champions Junior entertain Bolivian champions Club Bolivar, as they seek to revive a flagging Libertadores...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Mar 8, 2012 | Economy
A new Colombian entrant appeared on Forbes magazine’s latest global “rich list.” Medellin-born Woods Staton entered in 764th spot after a stock offering by his company Arcos Dorados boosted his fortune to $1.7...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Mar 6, 2012 | News
A plane flying from Paris to Bogota was forced to make an emergency landing in the Azores Monday after it caught fire, reported Radio Caracol. Passengers, who included 50 Colombians, reportedly said the plane began to plummet...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Mar 6, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Deputy Prosecutor General resigned yesterday, following the official resignation of Viviane Morales, possibly leaving surprise choice Martha Lucia Zamora to fill the void. Wilson Alejandro Martinez’s...
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