Posted by Hannah Aronowitz | Mar 17, 2011 | News
The Colombian Embassy in Japan is evaluating the possibility of organizing a Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the voluntary return to Colombia of people who have been affected by the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that shook Japan...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warns that Japan’s crisis is a “wake-up call” for countries using nuclear energy. “The crisis of the Fukushima nuclear plant — which we hope will turn out...
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Colombia’s government warns that money from Mexican drug traffickers could influence October’s local elections, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. Minister of Justice and the Interior German Vargas Lleras...
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Fourteen suspected FARC militants were captured by Colombia’s security forces in the city of Cucuta, in the northern Norte de Santander department, W Radio reported Wednesday. The men, who were captured by members of...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Mar 16, 2011 | News
U.S. coal giant Drummond paid former paramilitaries for protection of its Colombian operations, according to diplomatic cables sent between 2006-2010 released by WikiLeaks to newspaper El Espectador. An October 2006 cable said...
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