Colombian politician Piedad Cordoba, removed from her country’s senate over alleged ties to rebel group FARC, has said she aspires to be Colombia’s next president, Venezuelan media reported Saturday.
A top commander of neo-paramilitary organization “Los Urabeños” has surrendered himself to authorities, Venezuelan and Colombian authorities said Friday.
A representative of the opposition in Venezuela called on Colombia to defend democracy in his country that has seen tensions rise after elections last month.
Colombia’s Ex-President Andres Pastrana urged current President Juan Manuel Santos to defend his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, who is accused by Venezuela of being an accomplice in two murder plots.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday blamed Colombia’s former President, Alvaro Uribe, of being an accomplice in the assassination of a Venezuelan sports journalist.
Colombia is “deeply concerned” about recent violence in Venezuela’s National Assembly that left several opposition lawmakers injured, the country’s foreign minister said Thursday.
Six indigenous Colombians and a farmer were arrested on Wednesday by Venezuela’s national guard along the border of the eastern department of Guainia and Venezuela.
Approximately 1,200 indigenous families on Tuesday blocked the border between Colombia and Venezuela to protest against the Colombian government’s ban on importing diesel into the country.
In a joint operation authorities on Sunday arrested a drug trafficker and gang leader wanted by Interpol in the northwest of Venezuela.