Govt negotiators ‘positive’ about peace talks with FARC: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he had a “positive” meeting with his top negotiators in the peace talks. “I met with the negotiation team last night. The balance…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he had a “positive” meeting with his top negotiators in the peace talks. “I met with the negotiation team last night. The balance…
Captured drug lord “Fritanga,” a prominent member of the neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños, was allegedly collaborating with the people responsible for guarding him. In a letter addressed to General Gustavo Ricaurte, director…
The ongoing peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas should not extend beyond November 2013, according to president Juan Manuel Santos Sunday. “This cannot be a process of…
Colombia’s armed forces claim to have killed at least 20 FARC guerrillas in the southwestern province of Nariño, reported local media Monday. Military raids on insurgent camps in rural Nariño…
Colombia will use the “iron fist and velvet glove” of diplomacy to defend the rights of San Andres residents, stated the Colombian government Friday. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is…
Colombia’s largest insurgent group FARC claimed that they are willing to abide by international humanitarian law and seek a “special agreement” with the government. In a letter addressed to the…
The Queen of Pop did not leave her fans disappointed as she took to the stage in her second ever show in Colombia’s second city Medellin Thursday night. {japopup type=”image”content=”http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/sites/default/files/multimedia/fotos/2012/11/29/ep00562818.jpg”…
The jailed ex-security chief of former president Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced by a U.S. court on December 7, reported local media Friday. Uribe’s former chief of security, Mauricio Santoyo, will likely…
The Colombian government plans to meet with the country’s second largest insurgent group ELN in exploratory peace talks this December, according to newspaper El Colombiano Friday. Senior representatives from the…