Colombia starts cutting wages of notoriously truant congressmen
Colombia’s Congress has begun cutting the wages of lawmakers who miss plenary sessions without justification, Radio Caracol revealed on Thursday.
Colombia’s Congress has begun cutting the wages of lawmakers who miss plenary sessions without justification, Radio Caracol revealed on Thursday.
President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC rebel leader “Timochenko” have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their commitment to Colombia’s ongoing peace talks to end decades of civil conflict.
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe is facing a preliminary investigation over accusations that he was complicit in a 1997 massacre, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday.
Former President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday denied accusations that he was complicit in a 1997 paramilitary massacre. Instead, claimed the current senator, he is victim of a conspiracy.
The Colombian military seized a ton of explosives allegedly belonging to guerrilla group the ELN on Monday in the southwest of the country.
After Colombia’s FARC rebels and the government signed a transitional justice deal, the Colombian population is considerably more optimistic about the final success of the peace deal, according to a…
Colombia is set to begin a second diplomatic offensive to convince other countries to contribute to peace building in the country that seeks to end a 51-year-long war while dealing…
Two guerrillas from the ELN rebel group and one Colombian army major were killed in combat in central eastern Colombia on Thursday.
The leader of Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, said Wednesday he had ordered his subordinates to suspend all military training and begin “political and cultural training.”