Posted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 14, 2012 | News
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted Monday he planned a military intervention against the rebel groups FARC and ELN in Venezuela but “didn’t have time” to execute it before his presidential term...
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Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe said Monday he doesn’t seek re-election as president or any other political position. “I am neither planning to run as vice president nor looking to change the...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 14, 2012 | News
At least 20 protesters were injured Monday when police broke up demonstrations against a dam being built on the Magdalena river. Hundreds of farmers and indigenous people closed Monday afternoon the main road connecting the...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 14, 2012 | News
A journalist released Monday by the leftist rebel group ELN said her kidnapping was part of the guerrilla’s campaign against multinational companies in northeastern Colombia. Elida Parra Alfonso told Radio Caracol Monday...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | Culture
Two Colombian films will be participating in the 60th annual San Sebastian International Film Festival. “La Playa D.C.” (The Beach D.C.) directed by Juan Andres Arango and “La Sirga”...
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