Colombia’s Santos ‘warned Venezuela revolution had failed’
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos repeated Wednesday that Venezuela’s “Bolivarian...
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Venezuela blames Colombia, Uribe for deadly student protests
Leaders in the Venezuelan government are blaming Colombia and former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez for the violent nationwide protests that have gripped the country since last Wednesday. On Saturday, the Venezuelan...
FARC rebels reiterate support for Venezuela’s president
Colombia’s FARC rebels reiterated on Monday their support for Venezuela’s president-elect, Nicolas Maduro, while criticizing the defeated opposition candidate as “a clown.” The FARC said Maduro’s...
Colombia refrains from recognizing Venezuela election results
Colombia on Monday morning failed to recognize Nicolas Maduro’s victory in Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election, which he won by less than a full percentage point. The Colombian government confirmed with...
Venezuela’s Maduro gets twitter hacked ‘from Bogota’
On the eve of Chavez-protege Nicolas Maduro’s victory in Venezuela’s presidential election, hackers allegedly working from Bogota hijacked his twitter account to claim election fraud. Hackers from Lolz Security Peru...
Henrique Capriles says FARC won’t use Venezuelan territory if he is elected (VIDEO)
Venezuela’s opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, said on Sunday that if he is elected Venezuela will not be a territory for guerrillas from Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC. During a rally in Caracas on...
FARC thanks Venezuela president for support in peace talks
Ivan Marquez, lead negotiator for the FARC, on Wednesday expressed his thanks to Nicholas Maduro, acting president of Venezuela, for continuing the “fundamental support” that Chavez offered to the peace talks between...
Medellin artist stirs debate after reminding city ‘Chavez is dead’ (PHOTOS)
A young Medellin artist installed hundreds of large maroon posters with a terse message throughout the city center, provoking diverse reactions to the biggest piece of news in Latin America: “Chavez is dead.” The...
Santos attends funeral of Hugo Chavez
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos attended on Friday the funeral of the late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas Santos travelled with Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin and the mayor...
Without Chavez there wouldn’t be a peace process: FARC
Marcos Calarca, one of the leading FARC negotiators at the ongoing peace talks with the Colombian government in Havana, Cuba, said on Thursday former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was a key facilitator in the dialogue between...
Hugo Chavez’s spirit will live on: FARC
The FARC, Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, mourned the death of Hugo Chavez and on Tuesday said that the spirit of the fallen autocrat will live on. The rebels released a statement from the “mountains of...
Peace in Colombia would be best tribute to memory of Hugo Chavez: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday that ending the country’s armed conflict would be the best possible tribute to the memory of his Venezuela counterpart Hugo Chavez who had passed away earlier that day....
