Posted by Tom Heyden | Jan 26, 2011 | News
At least 47% of the 15,400 murders which took place in Colombia in 2010 were committed by assassins, according to the national police, El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The cities of Cali and Medellin have the highest number of...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 25, 2011 | News
A 13-year-old girl was detained in Bucaramanga after police found 15.4 lbs of pressed marijuana in her rucksack, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to General Jose Angel Mendoza, commander of the metropolitan...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 25, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities captured four alleged FARC guerrillas held responsible for the kidnapping of a major who the rebels recently announced plans to release. In December 2010, the FARC announced that they would release five...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 25, 2011 | News
Under the provisions of a new decree Colombia’s government will not offer pardons to guerrillas who have committed crimes against humanity, according to a government press release issued Monday. In the statement Interior...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 25, 2011 | Lite
Celebrity ex-couple Shakira and Antonio de la Rua are in the process of dividing up the shared property acquired over the course of their 11 years together. Included amongst the list of properties are a Miami mansion worth about...
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