Colombia to allow civilian demining teams
Colombia will give the go-ahead to local and international civilian teams to start clearing its mine-affected areas, the government has said, in a move that is being hailed as a…
Colombia will give the go-ahead to local and international civilian teams to start clearing its mine-affected areas, the government has said, in a move that is being hailed as a…
The Dominican Republic Wednesday accepted a request from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to mediate the conflict between Colombia and Venezuela. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez agreed to Uribe’s request following…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Wednesday denied an accusation by Venezuela that Colombia has a plan to bomb the socialist nation under the pretext of pursuing guerrilla groups onto Venezuelan…
A total of 160 billion pesos (US$80 million) is to be distributed throughout December among some 10,000 victims of Colombia’s armed conflict. The December initiative is expected to involve the…
Venezuela is “building a Berlin Wall against Colombia” by implementing an illegal embargo against the Andean nation’s economy, Colombian President Alavro Uribe said Wednesday. Uribe, in Portugal to attend a…
At the Second Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention, the Red Cross (ICRC) and Handicap International joined the REI Foundation to help Colombian landmine victims who do not receive state assistance. At…
Police on Wednesday announced the detainment of 29 alleged members of a Medellin sub-gang controlled by drug kingpin ‘Valenciano’. Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office authorized the conduction of 24 police raids…
412 Colombians and 40 Brazilians were expelled from Venezuela and allegedly mistreated after the illegal gold mine they were working for was closed down. Diego Molano, the director of the…
More than 20 displaced people were injured in a confrontation with the armed forces in the northern department of Magdalena, during the eviction of 300 families living in the area.…