Kidnapping rate falls by 12%: Govt
Colombia’s defense minister said Wednesday that kidnapping in his country has fallen by 12% in the first nine months of 2012, compared with the same period last year. The practice…
Colombia’s defense minister said Wednesday that kidnapping in his country has fallen by 12% in the first nine months of 2012, compared with the same period last year. The practice…
Of the thousands of claimants for land restitution, the Colombian government said Tuesday that 38% stems from rebel group FARC pressuring farmers to abandon their land. According to government figures,…
Riots in the Colombian capital Bogota have left a vehicle torched, reported local media Wednesday. Bogota police were forced to block off major streets in the capital Wednesday afternoon, as…
Police have captured one of Colombia’s most wanted killers in the country’s second largest city Medellin. Medellin authorities have detained alias, “Araña” or “Spider,” who was reportedly one of the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has safely emerged from an operation to remove a tumor on his prostate gland, reported local media Wednesday. A surgery to remove a cancerous tumor…
Bogota’s government has launched an online virtual street map of the city, giving detailed gems of information for locals and tourists alike. The impressive and color-coded map allows visitors to…
Following a series of arrests in central Colombia, the prosecutor general has unveiled links between an army intellligence officer, FARC and Mexican drug traffickers, reported local media Wednesday. Authorities recently…
A former member of the demobilized paramilitary group AUC has retracted damning testimony against a former governor of Santander, reported local media Tuesday. Luis Fernando Morales, who demobilized from AUC’s Central…
The government of President Hugo Chavez has named an experienced diplomat as Venezuela’s top representative at the forthcoming peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas, reported local media…