State must pay $75,000 damages in ‘false positive’ case
The Colombian military on Monday was found guilty of another “false positive” murder, and the state must pay $75,000 in damages to the victim’s family. Six years ago, the military…
The Colombian military on Monday was found guilty of another “false positive” murder, and the state must pay $75,000 in damages to the victim’s family. Six years ago, the military…
U.S. troops on Monday began a medical mission to San Vicente del Caguan, a city in the guerrilla-dominated Caqueta department in southern Colombia. According to newspaper La Nacion, the humanitarian…
The United States should talk to South American countries who have concerns over its military pact with Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday. “It doesn’t matter who the…
The U.S. does not believe that tense relations between Venezuela and Colombia will lead to war, U.S. assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, said on Monday.…
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg will arrive in Colombia on Monday for a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening ties, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday. Steinberg plans…
Authorities claim to have struck a second blow at the FARC this year with operations across the Cundinamarca department resulting in two arrested and five dead guerrillas. According to Caracol…
Venezuela’s National Assembly announced on Tuesday it will investigate an alleged U.S.-Colombian plot to attack the country. On Wednesday, the lawmakers will receive a document by the Assembly’s Foreign Relations…
At least 18 Colombian FARC rebels were killed early on Friday when the country’s air force bombed a southern jungle camp where dozens of guerrillas were clandestinely celebrating the new…
Colombia must update its arms purchases over the next five years or remain at high risk from a foreign military attack, revealed a government document this weekend. So warned a…