Colombia Reports
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 00:00
"The Mayor's Office doesn't like this," he told Colombia Reports, "but in recent months it's been clear that Sebastian is winning the war. To the extent that [his faction] is gaining ground, getting territory, they don't need to be killing.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's House of Representatives on Monday approved a law on reparation for victims of the country's violent conflict after adapting the bill so only victims of violence committed after 1990 can apply for compensation.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 00:00
Ecuador has named writer Raul Vallejo as the new ambassador to Colombia, reports Caracol.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he will extradite businessman and alleged drug kingpin Walid Makled to his native Venezuela rather than to the United States.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 00:00
Honduras will ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to intervene in the legal battle over maritime borders between Colombia and Nicaragua.
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian Francisco "Francisquito" Javier Ospino Polo, who is 80 years old, is sentenced to 48 years in prison for the murder of Canadian citizen John Patrick Haid in a botched robbery attempt, reports El Heraldo.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia is one of ten countries considered an example by the United Nations because of its progress made to reach the "Millennium Goals" set by the U.N. in 2000.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin announced that she will meet with her Ecuadorean counterpart, Ricardo Patino, while in New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's Trade Minister says that bilateral trade with Venezuela will never be restored to its level of before the diplomatic crisis in 2009.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:00
The Brazilian government "doesn't consider it appropriate" that Colombian rebel group the FARC discuss the country's ongoing conflict before regional body UNASUR.