Adriaan Alsema
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 00:00
The Colombian military "Operation Odysseus" that killed FARC leader "Alfonso Cano" on Friday began months earlier when armed forces attacked FARC camps in the south of the Tolima department where the FARC leader was thought to have bee
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's ex-President Alvaro Uribe sent an open letter to U.S. newspaper The Washington Post in which he expressed his "profound disappointment" over the publication of an article Sunday in which the newspaper alleged that American money was u
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 00:00
The stories of two U.S. citizens silenced for their reporting on Colombia, one by the FARC rebel group, and the other by the government intelligence agency DAS, show that freedom of speech still has a long way to come.
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 00:00
Twenty candidates in the local elections held in Colombia in October have been assassinated so far, the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) announced Sunday.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Following three withdrawals, the congressional commission investigating former President Alvaro Uribe now consists of three representatives who could be in the race for dirtiest politician in Colombia’s political spectrum.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Documents found on computers of slain FARC commander "Raul Reyes" are inadmissible as evidence in court as the material is illegally obtained and provides no evidence, Colombia's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
In an interview with Colombian daily El Espectador, Santos said that new labor laws already had been proposed by his government before striking a deal with the U.S. that makes way for a free trade agreement.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia is one of ten countries considered an example by the United Nations because of its progress made to reach the "Millennium Goals" set by the U.N. in 2000.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's outgoing Armed Forces commander Freddy Padilla de Leon called on FARC leader "Alfonso Cano" to surrender and avoid death.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
In an interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero, Colombian Vice President-elect Angelino Garzon said that Colombia was unable to confirm if members of Colombia's FARC and Basque separatist group ETA remain in contact.