Posted by Sarah Kinosian | May 16, 2012 | News
An Australian tourist has died of a suspected drug overdose in his hotel room in northern Colombia, newspaper El Heraldo reported Tuesday. According to reports, Martin Trent Alexander, 36, was found dead in his room in the Las...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | May 15, 2012 | News
The Colombian government came out in strong support for a proposed constitutional amendment, known as the “Legal Framework for Peace,” following an alleged FARC bombing in Bogota Tuesday, reported newspaper El Espectador. The...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | May 15, 2012 | Medellin
The second International Congress of Theater Studies is set to kick off May 16 on stages throughout Medellin. The three-day event hosted by the University of Antioquia will feature presentations, discussions, plays and workshops...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | May 11, 2012 | News
Military forces killed two FARC members in an attack in northwestern Colombia, local media reported Friday. One of the slain guerillas, alias “Orbis,” was allegedly responsible for a 2002 attack that killed 117 civilians in...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | May 11, 2012 | News
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe fervently denied accusations from jailed paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso on Friday that his reelection was financed by the AUC. “There is a serious lack of truth in saying that...
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