Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 7, 2011 | News
The slander trial for a lawsuit brought by trade unionists against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s vice president and presidential adviser has been postponed until July, local media reported Tuesday. Former Vice...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 7, 2011 | Culture
Shakira premiered the completed version of her new music video “Rabiosa,” featuring U.S. rapper Pitbull in its English version, on Tuesday. The release of the video, which displays plenty of pole dancing, semi-nudity...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 7, 2011 | News
Two young children were killed by a landslide that occurred Monday night in north Colombia’s Bolivar department, while their mother and various others remain missing. The three people occupied one of four residences that...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 7, 2011 | News
Colombian armed forces shot down a FARC leader and head of security for alias “Romaña,” part of the organization’s top leadership, in Meta on Monday. Jose Yilber Garcia Sanchez, alias “Jagwin,” was...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 7, 2011 | News
The Colombian government reported that cases of land being stolen from peasants through falsification of titles or armed pressure have occurred throughout the country. The most visible cases of illegal stripping of land titles...
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