Santiago Wills
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 07:11
In one of the largest and most significant drug seizures in Colombia's history, the National Police confiscated 9.3 tons of cocaine, valued at around $250 million, as part of Operation Agamemnon on May 15th.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 04:59
Brazil's Armed Forces are increasing their involvement in the demining process in Colombia where they have cooperated with the Colombian Armed Forces in such efforts for the past decade.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 00:00
Contrary to what's happening in most of the country, the violence in the department of Putumayo has increased since the October 2012 start of the peace talks.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 00:00
“The so-called agrarian strike does not exist,” Santos said on Sunday. Acts of violence, the president said, were caused by guerrilla infiltrators- an often-used government claim- who wanted to destabilize the country and hamper dialogues with trouble
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 00:00
Thousands of young men and women across cities like Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Natal, Florianopolis, and Porto Alegre have blocked important avenues and faced off against riot police in an effort to revert a 10-cent hike in bus and subway prices
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 00:00
The Colombians argue that Xue Hanqin probably knew about the canal and should have recused herself because her government had a major interest in the ruling's outcome
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia accounted for nearly 13 percent of the entire world's landmine casualties that year. Nearly three people were killed or injured by a mine every two days