Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 21, 2012 | News
The Colombian army said Thursday that several “terrorist actions” allegedly committed by the FARC and others have been “neutralized” in southern Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported. According to the army, two landmines...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 21, 2012 | News
A Nicaraguan military court sentenced two military officers Wedensday to 17 years in prison for helping a Colombian citizen spy on the Central American country, reported newspaper El Espectador. The two Nicaraguan officers,...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 21, 2012 | News
Some 135 Colombian municipalities have been affected by wildfires caused in part by the “La Niña” phenomena, which has caused a wave of heat and draught in large parts of the country, reported newspaper El Espectador. The fires...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 21, 2012 | News
A former politician accused of arranging his own kidnapping and that of 11 other politicians in collaboration with FARC rebels was allowed to await his trial at home Wednesday. Sigifredo Lopez, a former political deputy in the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | News
A Colombian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after two priests hired him to carry out their own murders in 2011. According to the prosecution, Gildardo Alberto Peñate, alias “Gavilan,” was involved in the murder of...
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