Four die in FARC attack on police patrol
Two policemen and two FARC guerrillas died in an attack on a police patrol in the south west of Colombia Sunday. Seven civilians and one policeman were injured. According to…
Two policemen and two FARC guerrillas died in an attack on a police patrol in the south west of Colombia Sunday. Seven civilians and one policeman were injured. According to…
Colombian rocker Juanes was awarded his country’s annual National Peace Prize on Sunday for his work for landmine victims and his efforts to improve understanding between peoples. The annual award…
The Mayor of Medellin proposed on Thursday that a truth commission be held regarding the history of violence that has long gripped Colombia’s second city. In response to the alarming…
Colombian and Spanish authorities debated the success of Colombia’s Justice and Peace Process in Madrid on Thursday. At a debate organized by the Toledo International Centre for Peace, Spanish and…
The relatives of demobilized paramilitary bosses are picking up where their predecessors left off by forming new criminal groups, according to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. Sons and nephews have inherited the…
Despite successes by Colombia’s Armed Forces in the center of the country, the FARC have been able to increase their military activity, kill more soldiers and gain influence in the…
Venezuela urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to review the long-running military conflict in neighboring Colombia, which Caracas says is threatening peace and stability across Latin America. It also…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe cancelled his attendance at the Latin American climate change summit in Brazil on Thursday due to health reasons, the Casa de Nariño announced Wednesday. In a…
The Bogota Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced a former National Army commander to 40 years in prison for his involvement in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. The court found General Jaime…