Jim Wyss
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 00:00
The FARC and the government are likely to step up attacks in the run-up to negotiations.
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 00:00
When Don Berna was extradited to the United States in 2008, Sebastian and another Envigado leader, Maximiliano "Valenciano" Bonilla, fought for control of the organization.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 00:00
Born amid the nation’s 50-year conflict, Colombia’s Indigenous Guard has been using little more than wooden batons to take on guerrillas and the army.
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 00:00
The national tour comes as Santos is being battered in the press amid perceptions that Colombia’s almost 50-year-long civil conflict is heating up again.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 00:00
While there were no known al Qaeda or Hezbollah cells in the hemisphere, the study said that sympathizers in South America and the Caribbean continued to provide financial and ideological support to the groups.
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 00:00
Along the Guayabero, some farmers said they've tried to make the switch to legal crops, but with no roads to market and punishing cargo rates on the river, they've given up. Coca buyers, on the other hand, make house calls.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 00:00
Hoping to force the police and FARC guerrillas out of their territory, Colombia's Nasa Indians plan to hold a rally Tuesday. But the call comes amid schisms.
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos called an emergency cabinet meeting in Toribio on Wednesday to try to calm the community. But the visit only underscored the problem.
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 00:00
Alternative Development projects - from hotels to apiary projects - are giving some Colombians a way to dig out of years of drug trafficking and violence. But the programs have troubles of their own.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
Venezuela on Friday said it had detained 10 people suspected of participating in a cross-border raid Monday that killed 12 Colombian soldiers.