Posted by Stephen Manker | Jul 15, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon said Thursday that the possible release of FARC hostages is a source of “joy” for the national government, but insisted that the armed guerrilla group impose no...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 14, 2011 | News
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Colombia (ICRC) promised Thursday to assist former senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba with the release of FARC hostages. Christophe Beney, the director of...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 14, 2011 | zSports
Colombian tennis player Santiago Giraldo defeated France’s Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the 2011 Mercedes Cup on Wednesday. The Colombian, ranked 61st in the world, upset Jeremy Chardy in three tough-fought sets:...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 14, 2011 | News
A Colombian court has ruled that victims of illegal wiretapping carried out by Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS will not be allowed to directly interrogate former President Alvaro Uribe, reported newspaper El Espectador...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 14, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos publicly addressed the DIAN embezzlement scandal on Thursday, indicating that the arrests of 12 public officials are only the beginning of a corruption shakedown. Santos referred to the 17...
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