The number of accusations of extrajudicial killings or ‘false positives’ has decreased throughout Colombia since October 2008, informed the Government in report to the UN Security Council. In a statement…
Senator Piedad Cordoba has announced that not only may Moncayo and Calvo be freed within the month, but that there is hope that all FARC hostages be released before December.…
President Alvaro Uribe Thursday ordered the Ministry or Agriculture to nullify subsidies granted to rich families in the north of Colombia that caused controversy over the possibly involved corruption. Larg…
Colombia’s President, Alvaro Uribe, announced on Wednesday that his country had made a constructive advance to restoring diplomatic relations with neighbouring Ecuador. Uribe’s announcement came after journalists’ questions regarding the…
Colombia´s Senate has requested that President Alvaro Uribe reshuffle ministeral positions following a series of scandals in recent days. The President of the Senate, Javier Cáceres, said that the series…
The Partido de La U today announced their compliance with former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos´ refusal to take the place of Luis Carlos Restrepo, who resigned as party leader…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Monday expressed concerns over the high crime rate in Medellin and announced that he will introduce a weekly evaluation of the situation. Colombian President Alvaro…
Environmental experts announced on Tuesday that Colombia’s Andean glaciers will disappear within the next 25 years if the current climatic trend continues. Ricardo Lozano, head of Colombia’s Environmental Studies Institute…
Colombian and Ecuadorean attempts to normalize relations suffered a setback Friday when news broke that an Ecuadorean judge had requested to extradite Colombia’s former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos. Colombian…