Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | News
Colombia’s House of Representatives approved a “law of transparency and public access” Tuesday that will increase citizen access to information about state matters. The law would “open the windows of the state” to the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | News
A “FARC attack” against a civilian bus in southwestern Colombia left four people dead and several wounded on Wednesday morning, Colombian media reported. The alleged FARC guerrillas opened fire at the bus after the driver...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos asked the G-20 organization on Tuesday to ‘eliminate distortions’ in food prices and to allow countries that are able to increase food production to do so to avoid food shortages. “There is...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | News
Former paramilitary commander Ramon Isaza and his son Olviero Isaza on Tuesday were condemned to 36 months in prison for the “forced recruitment” of a 14-year-old girl. According to the ruling of a judge in the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 20, 2012 | News
The FBI said Tuesday that the voice of ex-hostage and political deputy Sigifredo Lopez did not match that of a recording found on a FARC leader’s computer. According to the U.S. investigators, a voice found on a video recording...
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