Colombia police arrest 3rd suspect in Uribe assassination plot
Police in southern Colombia arrested a third suspect in the plot to assassinate Senator Miguel...
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‘Everything going according to plan’ for French journalist release: ICRC
A convoy led by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was navigating difficult, remote terrain to reach the location where the FARC will release French journalist Romeo Langlois. “So far, according to my...
Humanitarian commission on its way to pick up French journalist held by FARC
A humanitarian commission left the southern Colombian town of Florencia Wednesday to pick up French journalist Romeo Langlois who the FARC promised to release after more than a month in captivity. The commission, consisting of...
Authorities foil kidnap attempt against local govt candidate
Several armed men attempted to kidnap a political candidate for the local government in the Colombian department of Caqueta, in the southwest of the country, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Victor Isidro Ramirez avoided becoming...
Conservative council candidate murdered in southern Colombia
A Conservative Party candidate for city council in Florencia, in the southwestern Colombian department of Caqueta, has been assassinated, Spanish news agency EFE reported Sunday. Jazmin Ortiz Rodriguez, 36, was shot three times...
FARC minefield found on road in south Colombia
Police found a minefield on a road in the southern Caqueta department that was allegedly installed by FARC guerrillas, reported Caracol Radio on Tuesday. According to the commander of the local police department, authorities...
Valledupar prisoners to be moved following sanitation crisis
Colombian authorities have ordered the relocation of prisoners at the Valledupar prison, following the discovery of traces of feces in the prison’s food and a deficit in potable water, newspaper El Espectador reported...
Colombia says it has information on kidnapped Chinese oil workers
Colombia’s Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera said that two demobilized FARC guerrillas have come forward to provide authorities with information regarding the whereabouts of the four Chinese oil workers kidnapped on June 8,...
2 women sentenced in Betancourt kidnap
Two women involved in the FARC’s kidnapping of the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and of three U.S. military contractors have been sentenced to sixteen years in prison, Caracol Radio reported Friday....
Florencia to hold day of culture and trade
The southern Colombia town of Florencia, Caqueta, is planning a day of cultural events and trade exhibitions on December 18 in an effort to revive business in the region in the countdown to Christmas, reports La Nacion....
