Former Senator Mario Uribe claims that paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso is lying when he says the two had ties, and that there were no paramilitaries in Uribe’s life. Mario Uribe, who is on trial for alleged illegal...
Read MoreColombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon on Wednesday called on the U.S. to ratify the free trade agreement with Colombia in 2011, according to the newspaper Portafolio. A day after President Barack Obama said he would...
Read MoreVillagers in the north Colombian Bolivar department are rebuilding their homes after a breached canal was repaired following almost two months’ work, newspaper El Tiempo reported Wednesday. Workers on the Dique Canal in...
Read MoreAn early morning coal mine explosion has left 20 dead and six injured Wednesday, said the mine’s manager Wednesday to W Radio. Gabriel Giraldo Tamayo, manager of the “La Preciosa” mine in the department of...
Read MoreColombian security officials express their concern over the growth of emerging criminal gangs, which police chief Oscar Naranjo called the biggest threat to security. Naranjo and Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera expressed concern...
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