Pope Benedict XVI names Colombian bishop
Pope Benedict XVI has named Alberto Omar Sanchez Cubillos as bishop in Tibu, in the northern Colombian department of Norte de Santander, reported The Vatican Wednesday. Cubillos Sanchez was born…
Pope Benedict XVI has named Alberto Omar Sanchez Cubillos as bishop in Tibu, in the northern Colombian department of Norte de Santander, reported The Vatican Wednesday. Cubillos Sanchez was born…
Six people have been killed while playing soccer in the central Colombian department of Meta, while a further five were executed in apparent gang-related “score settling” in northern Colombia on…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday raised the reward for the arrest of alleged drug trafficker “Megateo” to $1.1 million. According to authorities, Victor Ramon Navarro, alias Megateo, is…
Colombian government officials will return nearly 1,500 acres of land to 61 displaced peasant families in the Norte de Santander department on Wednesday, that was seized by paramilitaries, local media…
A helicopter crash in the rural north Colombian department of Norte de Santander has left two dead Monday, Caracol Radio reported. National authorities believe that stormy weather associated with the…
Suspected FARC guerrillas detonate explosives on the Caño Limon-Coveñas oil pipeline in the north of Colombia, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. A report obtained by Caracol from state-owned oil company Ecopetrol explains…
Colombian Police arrest one commander of the FARC’s 22nd front and one sub commander of the rebels’ 36th front. Gemner Lara Muñoz alias “Lucio 40” alleged head of the FARC’s…
Colombia resumed the importation of Venezuelan fuel during an official ceremony in which 150,000 gallons were recieved. Venezuela’s Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez and the Governor of the north-Colombian…
Suspected members of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC carried out bomb attacks in two Colombian departments Thursday morning, several media reported. The first attack occurred when suspected rebels from the FARC’s…