Juan Forero
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 00:00
The illegal armed bands that battled it out - including the rebels, but most notably the paramilitary groups that terrorized small towns such as El Placer - enslaved girls, turned women into porters and housekeepers, carried out rapes and killed
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 00:00
What really marked the paramilitary occupation was how women became virtual slaves - forced to cook and clean, forced into prostitution
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 00:00
Both sides characterized the agreement as a significant advance after six months of talks in Havana
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia's largest rebel organization has stepped up the recruitment of children to boost its weakened fighting units even as it talks peace with the government, according to child welfare workers, officials and community leaders.
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 00:00
"The gringo who financed the violent groups has been captured," Maduro said in comments carried on state television. "I gave the order that he be detained immediately and passed over to the attorney general’s office."
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 00:00
There's no majority here, Capriles says. Here, there are two halves. The newly inaugurated president, Maduro, seems to be doing little to bridge the divide
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 00:00
Foreign Minister Elias Jaua likened the pot-banging protests and clashes with National Guard troops to Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom targeting Jews and synagogues in 1938.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 00:00
The electoral council - which is made up of five members, four of them allies of the government - made clear that it would not support a recount
Monday, April 15, 2013 - 00:00
Calling himself the "Son of Chavez," Nicolas Maduro, the interim president, won a slim victory after a brief but nasty presidential campaign