Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 6, 2012 | Economy
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde will visit Colombia in mid-December, said the country’s finance minister on Monday. The high-profile visit was agreed upon during a summit of G20 finance...
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Nearly 800 cases relating to the killing of civilians by members of the armed forces will not be processed due to a revised definition by the Inspector General, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. Colombia’s so-called...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 5, 2012 | News
The Colombian Senate will begin an investigation into a missing FARC computer believed to contain vital intelligence, reported Caracol Radio Monday. The laptop of FARC commander Henry Castellanos Garzon, alias...
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Starting next year soldiers from Italy’s armed forces will travel to Colombia to receive specialized training, according the Ministry of Defense Monday. The decision is just one component of a larger defense cooperation...
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A series of attacks in Colombia’s southern region by insurgent group FARC has left two policemen and five civilians injured, reported local media Sunday. Authorities have blamed Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, FARC, for...
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