Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has denied claims by former paramilitary leader Salvatore Manusco that the AUC coalition helped Uribe’s election campaign in 2002, reported Pais. “Because of my democratic…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at a conference at the University of Cartagena Thursday defended his government’s foreign policy, saying it had had to be redefined because a lack of collaboration from…
A market analyst writing in the Latin Business Chronicle says Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus is “market friendly” and is expected to continue President Uribe’s policies. Alberto Bernal, head of…
Veteran Bogota rock band Aterciopelados welcomes the end of the Uribe presidency, to put it mildly. The band, which often weaves its activism through its songs, recently spoke to Colombia…
Unsucessful Conservative pre-presidential candidate Andres Felipe Arias made an urgent call for his fellow party members to form an alliance with Partido de la U’s Juan Manuel Santos in the…
Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that President Alvaro Uribe will have to testify in the trial of his cousin, former Senate president Mario Uribe Escobar, who is facing charges…
The city of Valledupar in north-eastern Colombia will be filled with the sound of music from Tuesday, with the opening of the 43rd Festival of the Legend of Vallenato. The…
President Alvaro Uribe on Monday accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of trying to interfere in the Colombian elections, after the socialist leader warned that if Juan Manuel Santos becomes president…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that Colombia’s armed conflict is not over, but has been pushed into rural areas where violence goes unreported, and that the…