Colombia Reports
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 00:00
Army troops captured four FARC guerillas in northwest Colombia, among them included the captor of former congressman Oscar Tulio Lizcano.
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 00:00
At least 12 soldiers from an elite counter insurgent force were left injured in the fighting in a rural area of the department of Meta in central Colombia, news agency EFE reported Thursday.
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 00:00
Former President Alvaro Uribe will testify in the investigation into a smear campaign and bribery scandal involving top paramilitary chiefs and Uribe's relatives, various Colombian media reported.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 00:00
Santos' suggestion that increases in FARC attacks illustrate how weak and desperate the guerrillas have become are not only illogical, they border on delusional.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Following three withdrawals, the congressional commission investigating former President Alvaro Uribe now consists of three representatives who could be in the race for dirtiest politician in Colombia’s political spectrum.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Documents found on computers of slain FARC commander "Raul Reyes" are inadmissible as evidence in court as the material is illegally obtained and provides no evidence, Colombia's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 00:00
The price of Colombian smooth arabica coffee closed Friday at $3.2293 per pound, its highest price for 34 years according to the International Coffee Organization.
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
In an interview with Colombian daily El Espectador, Santos said that new labor laws already had been proposed by his government before striking a deal with the U.S. that makes way for a free trade agreement.
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
Colombian Police arrest one commander of the FARC's 22nd front and one sub commander of the rebels' 36th front.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia will extradite alleged drug lord Walid Makled to Venezuela and not to the United States, which had also requested the Venezuelan's extradition, President Santos announces.