Colombian authorities have accused 15 members of the military for five “false positive” killings in the northeast Casanare department, various media reported Friday. Following investigation, the Prosecutor General’s Office has…
Bolivian police will immediately hand over the cousin and confidante of the paramilitary leader “Martin Llanos” to Colombian authorities for prosecution for terrorism and drug trafficking, reported El Espectador Wednesday.…
Eight policemen died in a helicopter crash in the east of Colombia Saturday. According to several media reports, the crash took place in Las Salinas, Casanare department. The helicopter belonged…
Colombia’s national forces have dismantled five alleged FARC camps in the eastern departments of Arauca and Casanare, El Espectador reported Tuesday. Two of the military operations took place in the…
Former Congressman Oscar Leonidas Wilches has been captured in the city of Ipiales and sentenced to seven years and five months in prison for “parapolitics” and the crime of conspiracy,…
The governor of the central-east Colombian department of Casanare was dismissed Wednesday after being implicated in a corruption scandal. Governor Oscar Raul Ivan Florez Chavez was dismissed by the Inspector…
Forest fires in Colombia have scorched 1228 acres of land and crops since the turn of the year, as temperatures surpass 97 degrees Fahrenheit, reports EFE Friday. The 16 fires…
A bus carrying 36 passengers crashed early Tuesday morning in northeast Colombia leaving six dead and 28 injured. The bus left the city of Bucaramanga in the northeast department of…
Four children from the same family died when a candle set fire to their home just outside the eastern Colombian town of Villanueva, Casanare. According to local authorities, the tragedy…