Govt refuses demands of displaced
Colombia says it will not meet the demands of the almost 2,000 people recently displaced by violence in Antioquia, on the grounds that they represent the wishes of the FARC,…
Colombia says it will not meet the demands of the almost 2,000 people recently displaced by violence in Antioquia, on the grounds that they represent the wishes of the FARC,…
Colombian authorities have raised the risk level of the Galeras volcano to orange alert, meaning an eruption is likely within days or weeks. The Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining…
Former Colombian Senator Oscar Suarez Mira was arrested Wednesday for alleged links to paramilitaries, reports Caracol Radio. Agents from Colombia’s Technical Investigation Team (CTI) captured Mira in Medellin, Colombia where…
Police are investigating a possible link between an assassination attempt against an ombudsman official and a plot against anti-drug official Ana Margarita Duran, Caracol TV reported Wednesday. Lina Piedad Sierra, who works…
U.S. hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide plans to open a new hotel in Colombia, news agency Reuters reported Wednesday. The American company bought the TRYP hotel brand from Spanish hotel group…
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday invited Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to participate in the 2011 G-8 Summit, which will focus on security, reports the presidential website. “President Sarkozy has…
Former Miss Colombia Adriana Tarud is set to marry TV heartthrob Rafael Novoa in a May church ceremony in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, newspaper El Heraldo reported Wednesday. The…
The president of Colombia’s National Business Association says U.S. President Barack Obama’s weak support for the pending trade deal with Colombia in his State of the Union address leaves a…
Famed Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club will travel to Colombia on Tuesday to kick off their 2011 tour, reports French press agency AFP. The legendary salsa band will follow…