Posted by Matt Snyder | Jul 22, 2011 | News
A bull killed a man Thursday who was apparently intoxicated at a rodeo in northern Colombia. Jose Leon Batista, aged 43, was gored by a bull when he entered an arena in the city of San Estanislao de Kostka in the Bolivar...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 22, 2011 | Economy
The World Bank issued Colombia a $654 million loan Thursday for transportation projects, education, health care, and environmental protection. More than half of the loan–$350 million–will go to improving...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 22, 2011 | News
Colombia’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic, former army commander Mario Montoya, has resigned, several local media reported Friday. According to RCN Radio, the controversial former military handed in his resignation a...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 22, 2011 | News
Colombia and Mexico negotiated a new extradition treaty Thursday, which would allow extradition between the two countries for the first time since 1930. The treaty will be reviewed by both the Mexican and Colombian government...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 21, 2011 | News
Colombia’s armed forces said Thursday they have arrested the financial manager of the Eastern Bloc of guerrilla group the FARC. Hugo Moreno, alias “Diomedes” is suspected of managing the finances of one of the...
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