‘Panama had non-aggression pact with FARC’
The Panamanian governments of Mireya Moscoso (1999 – 2004) and Martin Torrijos (2004 – 2009) were talking to Colombian guerrilla group FARC to avoid violence spilling over the border, a…
The Panamanian governments of Mireya Moscoso (1999 – 2004) and Martin Torrijos (2004 – 2009) were talking to Colombian guerrilla group FARC to avoid violence spilling over the border, a…
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Friday that he would be happy to try to mediate an end to Colombia’s long-running conflict with leftist rebels. He also said in an interview…
Alleged ELN guerrillas killed seven policemen in an ambush in north-west Colombia, authorities say. Guerrilla activity and bad weather are complicating the elections in several regions of the country. In…
Heavy fighting in south-west Colombia on Saturday left two soldiers and one guerrilla dead, authorities say. According to the Colombian navy, the fighting took place in Tumaco, a town on…
A “Global Trends” report by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees finds that Colombia ranks third worldwide in the number of its citizens seeking asylum abroad, with 39,200 new applicants…
Colombian artist Doris Salcedo accepted the Velazquez prize in Madrid on Sunday, saying in her acceptance speech that she sees the award “as a recognition of the victims of political…
A retired Colombian army colonel was sentenced to thirty years in prison for his role in the forced disappearance of eleven civilians in the 1985 army siege of the Palace…
Opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba sent a letter to outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe asking him to carry out a “humanitarian exchange” of FARC hostages for incarcerated guerrillas before his term…
The Colombian army seized a stash of FARC explosive devices which they found hidden in the jungle in the south Colombian department of Meta. The 787 devices were found in…