Effective Santos gets past Cúcuta
Santos dominated their opponents, and were well worth a comfortable 2-0 victory that sets them up nicely for the return leg of the tie, that will be played in Colombia next…
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Labor Day marches end in violence
Rioters, armed with stones, attacked at least five commercial premises such as restaurants, banks and media headquarters, located in the center of the capital. Police say they also were attacked…
Venezuela sought guerrilla training from FARC, says Colombia
A senior Colombian official said the documents were retrieved from a computer belonging to Raúl Reyes, the FARC leader who was killed March 1 in a Colombian military strike on…
Ecuador and France call for release of FARC hostages
Both countries have agreed that they should convince the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it is “necessary” to free “all the hostages,” Larrea said after a meeting with…
Fluminense kicks Nacional out of Libertadores
Thiago Neves was able to score Fluminense’s first goal from a penalty after Nacional’s David Ospina was sent off the field for a foul in the penalty area.Eight minutes in…
Kouchner seeks Chavez’s help to free hostages in Colombia
Kouchner is aiming to kick-start talks to free hostages who include French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.”We spoke about the liberation of the hostages, all of the hostages — of course Ingrid,…
Colombia stores over 200,000 tons of rice to face foodshortage
Colombian Agriculture Minister Andres Arias said that 25 billion pesos (some 14.7 million U.S. dollars) will be earmarked to maintain the food price. “We are going to store between 200,000-250,000…
UN experts urge Colombia to try to stop killings
Three U.N. investigators called on the Colombian government on Wednesday to take immediate measures to protect rights defenders against killings, harassment and intimidation. They said that since the start of…
Middleman Chiquita and paramilitaries arrested
Hasbún initiated a deal between Chiquita and the AUC. The deal entailed the banana company would sponsor the paramilitaries. In reward, the paramilitaries would keep the area of Urabá, where…