Venezuelan Consulate closes due to threats against consul
The Venezuelan consul in the Colombian department of Arauca closed his office on Tuesday, fearing for his life due to threats made against him by an assailant. The consul, Carlos…
The Venezuelan consul in the Colombian department of Arauca closed his office on Tuesday, fearing for his life due to threats made against him by an assailant. The consul, Carlos…
The National Police Director Monday announced that 75% of homicides committed in Colombia are the result of widespread ‘social violence’, not organized crime. The Director, General Oscar Naranjo, explained on…
Colombia’s Defence Minister announced Monday that the government has allocated COP100 billion for reward payments for informers and collaborators in 2010. The Minister, Gabriel Silva, stated that “all outstanding rewards…
Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes was on Monday voted Latin artist of the decade by U.S. magazine Billboard. Billboard, a magazine which documents the music industry in the United States, nominated Juanes…
The human rights situation for children in Colombia is the worst in Latin America, the president of the the International Tribunal for Children affected by War and Poverty said Tuesday.…
Colombia’s House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a law allowing for financial support to be provided for hostage victims and their families. The initiative, proposed by Senator Luis Elmer Arena…
With the arrival of the first Global March for Peace, Colombia will join the clamour for a world free from war, while on Tuesday 40 different speakers will offer messages…
Bogota authorities said Sunday they found a minivan stacked with explosives the FARC wanted to use in terrorist attacks in Colombia’s capital. The explosives were found in a minivan near…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Wednesday asked the Prosecutor General to investigate members of new leftist group the Continental Bolivarian Movement (CBM) because they support the FARC, El Espectador reported Thursday.…