Colombia’s National Police captured a financial head of the Urabeños neo-paramilitary organization in the central Antioquia department, said local media Tuesday. Alexander Hoyos Arenas alias “El Ingeniero” was wanted by…
Four people were killed by lightning in two separate incidents in northern Colombia Thursday. A mother and her two children were killed when lightning struck their home, which subsequently burned…
A wooden suspension bridge in northern Colombia collapsed during a religious festival Monday, injuring 30 people. The injured residents of San Jose de Ure in the northern Cordoba Department…
Authorities in the north of Colombia arrested a mid-level commander of the rapidly expanding neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” Monday. Ricardo Antonio Ramos Loaiza, alias “R8,” is believed to be responsible for…
More than 11,000 acres of stolen land was returned are displaced families as Colombia’s historic Victims Law came into effect Thursday. “Today we begin the Great Agrarian Revolution of…
Colombian authorities say “Los Urabeños,” the neo-paramilitary group that shut down northern Colombia for two days last week, is offering $1,000 rewards for killing policemen. Jose Guzman Patino, commander of…
Northern Colombian departments are putting more troops on the streets to defend against neo-paramilitaries, but shopkeepers say more needs to be done. Following a five-hour meeting Sunday, the governors of…
Colombian police said Saturday they have arrested another 13 members of neo-paramilitary organization “Los Urabeños.” The arrests in the cities of Medellin and Santa Marta, and the towns of Frontino…
The governor of the north Colombia Cordoba department named interim mayors for two towns whose elected mayors are in jail. The two interim mayors were appointed while the Liberal Party…