Senator Jorge Robledo says that hidden amongst the articles of President Santos’ National Development Plan are a number of measures that are harmful to citizens reported Caracol Radio. The senator said…
At least 15 people died in a clash between the FARC and drug gang “Los Rastrojos” in the department of Cauca, reports news website Terra. The fighting started Thursday, February…
The Foreign Ministry says that the comptroller general must follow specific procedures to freeze the assets of the NuleGroup, which is implicated in a Bogota corruption scandal, Caracol Radio reported Friday.…
Police said they have captured the head hit man of the criminal gang “Los Urabeños,” Caracol Radio reported Friday. Walter Diaz, alias “El Bachiller” or “Brayan,” was captured by authorities…
Two Colombian journalists win the Rey de España journalism award in the television category for a program on people who have been “disappeared” in the South American country, reports newspaper El…
Amnesty International urges Colombia’s guerrilla groups to stop all kidnapping and hostage taking. The human rights group released a statement Thursday welcoming the FARC’s release of hostage Marcos Baquero, but…
The Constitutional Court has appointed its new president and vice president, Magistrates Juan Carlos Henao and Eduardo Mendoza, reported W Radio Thursday. The new president, Magistrate Juan Carlos Henao, is a…
Seven drug gang members captured by security forces will be extradited to the U.S. Thursday to face trial, reports Radio Santa Fe. The national police will deliver seven members of…
The director of Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers said the industry will “work without rest,” even though coffee exports returned to normal levels in January after a sharp dip, business newspaper…