Posted by Simon Willis | Oct 9, 2012 | News
The Colombian Army and National Police in the south of the country have been put are on high alert after government intelligence discovered that FARC guerrillas are forcing farmers to go on strike, reported Radio Caracol...
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Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos revealed how he phoned Venezuela president Hugo Chavez to congratulate him on his re-election and discuss future relations between the two countries. Chavez earned a fourth term in charge...
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A Bogota court on Monday absolved former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez of embezzlement charges that had put her in the spotlight of a major agricultural corruption scandal. Dominguez was found not guilty of charges of...
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Colombia will receive $1.5million from the international community as part of a plan to reintegrate victims of violence and demobilized guerillas into society, reported Radio Caracol Monday. The plan is set to run alongside...
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Former commander of the paramilitary organization AUC “Martin Llanos” has accepted responsibility for the 1997 Mapiripan massacre in central Colombia,, reported local media Monday. Llanos, whose real name is Hector...
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