Hugh Bronstein
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 00:00
A Swedish man held for nearly two years by leftist Colombian rebels before being freed this week is paralyzed on one side of his body by a stroke he suffered while in captivity, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
Friday, January 9, 2009 - 00:00
A guerrilla identified as Miriam deserted the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, this month while assigned to guard kidnap victim Juan Fernando Samudio
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 00:00
Colombian rebels brought down a small, unmanned spy plane they say was being used to track insurgent activities in the mountainous eastern part of the country
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The measure calls for a referendum to ask voters if the conservative leader should be allowed to run in 2014 -- after skipping a four-year term
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian crime boss suspect Diego Montoya was sent to the United States on Friday to face charges of smuggling hundreds of tonnes of cocaine
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 00:00
A former Colombian rebel who surrendered after guiding a hostage to freedom embarked for Paris on Tuesday as part of a new reward program, accompanied by Ingrid Betancourt
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 00:00
More and more families say they are being forced to leave their homes under threat of having their children taken off to fight with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 00:00
Having shrugged off a slew of human rights scandals, one linking political allies to right-wing death squads, it is his response to the scams that is threatening what was once seen as an easy reelection bid
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Extra-judicial executions by state security forces are on the rise in this Andean country torn by decades of guerrilla war, says a report from London-based Amnesty International
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe is threatening to sabotage investigations into whether some of his closest political allies are linked to right-wing death squads, a top human rights group said