West African leader linked to $400m cocaine smuggling ring
Source: The independent
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-09 13:17:22 -0700 | travel-news
Suggested Topics The caretaker President of Guinea-Bissau has been linked to a massive cocaine and arms-trafficking scheme allegedly run by a former senior military officer from the small and unstable West African state. The charges, set out in indictments filed...
Colombians march to back peace talks
Source: BBC
Barranquilla :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-09 11:04:51 -0700 | travel-news
Soldiers wounded by landmines led the peace march in Bogota Tens of thousands of people in Colombia have taken part in marches to support the ongoing peace talks between the left-wing Farc rebels and government negotiators. President Juan Manuel Santos...
Colombia's 'emerald czar' dead at 77
Source: Taiwan News
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-04 18:20:57 -0700 | travel-news
The man known as Colombia's "emerald czar" survived at least two assassination attempts and avoided criminal conviction despite his alleged role as a leading promoter of far-right militias. It was lung cancer that claimed the life of Victor Carranza on...
Colombians: No evidence FARC has missiles
Source: Taiwan News
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-03 16:51:35 -0700 | travel-news
Colombia's defense minister and armed forces chief says there is no evidence the country's main leftist rebel group has acquired surface-to-air missiles, contradicting a claim by the top U.S. military official for Latin America.
Colombia: Activist deaths and postponed peacetalks highlight struggle over land
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-02 11:10:47 -0700 | travel-news
Activist deaths and postponed peacetalks highlight struggle over land Three advocates and leftist political organizers were killed across Colombia last month, as FARC and government negotiators announced an unscheduled recess in peace talks until late April. By Sibylla Brodzinsky, Correspondent...
Colombian rebels deny involvement in drug trade
Source: NewKerala
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2013-04-02 04:55:40 -0700 | travel-news
The Western Bloc specifically referred to official comments about a consignment of 1,600 kg of marijuana that was intercepted March 25 en route to Bogota from the southwestern province of Cauca. Tolemaida military base, where a drug-dealing operation involving army...
The World: 9/11 trial to resume at Guantanamo
Source: The Herald
Caracas :: Venezuela | updated 2012-06-05 03:23:52 -0700 | health-news
Guantanamo The Pentagon said Wednesday it is ready to resume a trial at Guantanamo Bay for the acknowledged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other men, more than two years after President Barack Obama halted the case in...
U.S. extradites Colombian accused of taking Americans hostage
Source: CNN Blog
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-12 16:07:43 -0700 | political-news
U.S. authorities have extradited a suspect from Colombia whom they accuse of being involved in taking three American citizens hostage, the Justice Department said. Alexander Beltran Herrera, 35, was scheduled to be arraigned at 11:15 a.m. ET Monday in Washington...
Colombia's leader seeks drugs fight aid
Source: BBC
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2012-01-22 12:39:26 -0800 | political-news
Help us fight drugs BBC News, Bogota President Santos of Colombia says drug use overseas ultimately threatens his nation's national security There are few world leaders who can boast a higher popularity rating at the moment than Juan Manuel Santos,...
Bogata elects former rebel mayor
Source: BBC
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2012-01-01 01:11:37 -0800 | political-news
Former Colombian rebel elected mayor of capital, Bogota Gustavo Petro ran an anti-corruption campaign A former left-wing rebel has been elected mayor of the capital, Bogota, as Colombians vote in local elections. Gustavo Petro, 51, a former guerrilla with the...
Colombia won't commit to Palestinian state vote
Source: Examiner
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2011-12-12 11:31:00 -0800 | political-news
Security Council, which is considering the Palestinian bid for statehood. Santos hasn't said whether Colombia will abstain or vote "no."...Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a joint appearance with Santos on Tuesday that there is no contradiction between negotiations and...
Colombian refugees get aid to go back home
Source: United Press International
Bogotá :: Colombia | updated 2011-12-01 05:58:24 -0800 | political-news
Colombia will give $700,000 in assistance to organizations aiding Colombian refugees who have fled the country from armed conflict into Ecuador, officials said. Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin announced Thursday the country will provide $500,000 in resources to the...
Coast Guard video shows another bust of submarine-like drug vessel
Source: Sun Sentinel
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2011-11-29 19:45:05 -0800 | political-news
Semi-submersible vessels remain partly above the surface of the water. U.S. officials say they are typically built in Colombia and can carry large amounts of illicit goods or people over long distances. Audio: Child tells neighbor how father, mother, grandmother...
Drug submarine seized in Colombia
Source: BBC
Buenaventura :: Colombia | updated 2011-11-25 17:47:33 -0800 | political-news
Farc's drug submarine seized in Colombia The submarine cost about $2m and could hold a crew of five, officials say Police in Colombia have seized a submarine belonging to Farc rebels which had the capacity to carry at least seven...
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