Colombia Reports
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 00:00
Sandra Suarez, appointed by former President Alvaro Uribe in 2002 to work with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking, faces accusations she had ties to "Jorge 40."
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 00:00
Neo-paramilitary group "Los Urabenos" shut down businesses and public transport in the northwestern Uraba region of Colombia Wednesday following the killing of their leader "Giovanni" by armed forces on Sunday.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 00:00
The law regulating the compensation of approximately 4 million victims of Colombia's armed conflict took effect Monday.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 00:00
Panama will decide this month whether it will extradite Colombia's former intelligence chief who is wanted in her home country over her alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of opponents of former President Alvaro Uribe.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 00:00
The protesters, who in both countries are demanding their governments improve higher education, want to organize a mass demonstration across the continent on Thursday November 24.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos asked foreign leaders Tuesday not to get involved in the South American country's violent conflict with leftist rebel groups.
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
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 00:00
In recent days, the divide between the two political figures has widened, with Uribe stating that the current government is "hypocrite" and "lacks popular support".
Monday, October 31, 2011 - 00:00
Despite the bloody lead-up to the 2011 local and regional elections, which saw 41 candidates murdered, Sunday's events conclude in relative peace with only isolated incidents of violence and electoral irregularities.
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 00:00
Santos proposed that more world leaders should rethink their approach to the war on drugs in order to deal with problems of drug trafficking and the use of hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.