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Venezuela arrest 2 Colombians over Maduro assassination plot 27 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am
Two Colombians allegedly planning to assassinate Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro have been arrested in Venezuela, authorities from that country said Monday. The Venezuelan government announced the...
Colombia government and FARC call conferences to discuss illegal drugs 27 Aug 2013 | 03:17 am
The Colombian government and the country’s main rebel group FARC announced on Monday that a series of conferences will be held to discuss the problem of illegal drugs in Colombia. The announcement co...
Colombia’s teachers threaten to join national strike 27 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
Colombia’s teachers threaten to join an ongoing national strike and shut down the country’s public education system unless the government keeps made promises regarding labor conditions. MORE: Colombi...
Colombia’s armed forces kill major FARC leader in northwest 27 Aug 2013 | 02:29 am
The leader of a major FARC front has been killed during an aerial bombardment staged by Colombia’s armed forces, the defense minister said Monday. Virgilo Antonio Vidal Mora, known as “Silver”, was t...
Former Governor kidnapped in western Colombia 27 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
The former Governor of Choco was kidnapped on Sunday near Quibdo, the capital of Colombia’s Pacific department. Unidentified armed gunmen stopped former Governor Patrocinio Sanchez’s van in the villa...
Colombia and Ecuador reach agreement over aerial coca spraying 27 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
The Colombian and Ecuadorian governments have reached an amicable agreement to end the aerial spraying of herbicides on illicit crops near the countries’ border, the Colombian government confirmed on ...
‘International Criminal Court knows little about Colombia’s conflict’: FARC 27 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Monday said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) knows little about Colombia’s internal conflict. Ivan Marquez, the rebels chief negotiator, read the com...
Colombia’s rural strike organizer arrested on terrorism charges 27 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Colombian authorities arrested one of the organizers of an ongoing national strike on terrorism charges after accusing him of having ties to rebel group FARC. The vice-president of agrarian workers u...
Bogota’s Botero Museum offers multi-lingual audio guides 27 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
Bogota’s Botero Museum began offering new audio guides exploring over 60 works of art in either Spanish, English or French. Visitors of the museum can take a mapped-out, one-hour guided tour of 62 of...
Medellin Blues Festival kicks off 27 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
The Medellin Blues Festival begins on Monday for its third consecutive year, and will run until August 31. The festival consists of a varied program and will range from academic events to live conce....
