At least 9 killed in military helicopter crash in eastern Colombia
At least nine members of the military were killed and six injured when a Black Hawk helicopter...
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Vaupes
Vaupes is one of Colombia’s most isolated provinces, hidden deep in the Amazon jungle...
Canada mining company sues Colombia for $16.5 billion
Colombia’s government is facing a $16.5 billion lawsuit following a dispute over a mining...
Foreign tourists forced to spend 3 days with dissident FARC guerrillas in east Colombia
Three Americans, one Spaniard and one Frenchman were forced to spend three days with dissident...
Colombian state convicted for neglect, allowing deadly 1998 FARC siege on city
Colombia’s State Council has convicted the state for neglect preceding a 1998 rebel siege on...
Colombia court hands down 40-year prison sentence for former FARC commander
Former FARC Commander Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his...
FARC leader sentenced to 40 years for guerrilla assault on town
FARC supreme leader “Alfonso Cano” has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in a 1998 guerrilla onslaught on a southwest-Colombian town that left scores dead and reduced the town center to rubble. On November 1,...
Evidence of electoral tampering in 30 of Colombia’s 32 departments
Thirty of Colombia’s 32 departments filed complaints of voter tampering and “transhumance,” reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The only two departments that have not detected election fraud are San Andreas and...
