Posted by Hannah Aronowitz | Jan 24, 2011 | News
Former Comptroller General Julio Cesar Turbay Quintero spent more than $27 million on personal expenses while in office, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Contracts signed by Julio Cesar Turbay Quintero, who was in charge of...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Jan 24, 2011 | News
Three children aged under 10 died, and their mother remains in a critical condition, after a fire at their home in Caqueta, southern Colombia, reports radio station Caracol. The father of the victims, Jose Yesid Alvarez,...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Jan 24, 2011 | News
A Bogota court orders the Colombian church to reveal its records on a priest, resident in the U.S., who is accused of sexually abusing minors more than 40 years ago, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The court said the church...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Jan 21, 2011 | News
A bill presented to Colombia’s Congress Friday seeks to provide equal treatment for both soldiers and demobilized paramilitaries who are facing trial, reported newspaper El Nuevo Siglo. “It is very difficult to...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Jan 21, 2011 | Culture
The Colombian film academy supports incarcerated Iranian filmmakers, reported news website Finanzas. The Colombian Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed its opposition Friday to the arrest and sentencing of Jafar...
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