The relatives of demobilized paramilitary bosses are picking up where their predecessors left off by forming new criminal groups, according to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. Sons and nephews have inherited the…
Despite successes by Colombia’s Armed Forces in the center of the country, the FARC have been able to increase their military activity, kill more soldiers and gain influence in the…
Venezuela urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to review the long-running military conflict in neighboring Colombia, which Caracas says is threatening peace and stability across Latin America. It also…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe cancelled his attendance at the Latin American climate change summit in Brazil on Thursday due to health reasons, the Casa de Nariño announced Wednesday. In a…
The Bogota Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced a former National Army commander to 40 years in prison for his involvement in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. The court found General Jaime…
The U.S. said Wednesday it will issue a statement regarding a military base agreement with Colombia at the UNASUR reunion on November 27. The U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield,…
Colombian authorities have identified two men they say were the authors of a vicious bus attack that killed six people, including two children, in the southern Colombian Nariño department. A…
Colombians are paying smugglers to help them cross the border illegally via horse trails into Venezuela. Merchandise is also being smuggled between the two countries via the same trails. Locals…
Venezuela is getting ready to present its response to Colombia’s complaint over ‘threats of war’ before the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council on Wednesday. Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.N. Jorge…