http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Colombia (AP) At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday. The apparent ambush of a patrol by the National Liberation Army, or ELN, occurred... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14661431-colombia-9-soldiers-killed-by-in-rebel-attack travel-news Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:27 -0700 The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday. The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family and identified themselves as members of the left-wing rebels Farc, Colombian authorities say. The group, which last year vowed to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14655185-spanish-couple-kidnapped-in-colombia travel-news Tue, 21 May 2013 17:21:23 -0700 20 May 2013 A hapless mugger was lucky to escape with his life after being hit by a bus seconds after stealing a woman's phone. The thief was trying to make his getaway when he ran out of the bus... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14643292-mugger-steals-womans-phone-at-colombian-bus-stop-and-is-immediately-run-over travel-news Mon, 20 May 2013 04:07:51 -0700 Colombia Farc rebels ask for 'more time' for peace deal Farc's lead negotiator said peace talks should not be seen as a cycle race Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels have rejected criticism that efforts to end almost fifty years of conflict... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14640478-colombias-farc-want-more-time travel-news Sun, 19 May 2013 15:35:58 -0700 Colombia (AP) Colombia's Supreme Court has convicted a former longtime congressman of being the mastermind behind the massacre of 43 people by right-wing paramilitary fighters in the north of the country more than two decades ago...The high court says the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14618489-colombia-court-convicts-exlawmaker-in-massacre travel-news Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:24 -0700 The ITF says Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli has completed an 8 1/2-month suspension for a doping violation. More News The International Tennis Federation says Romboli tested positive for two banned diuretics, furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide, at a lower-tier ATP challenger... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14616166-brazilian-player-received-8-12month-doping-ban travel-news Wed, 15 May 2013 11:42:36 -0700 Alma Viviana Perez, who heads the Colombian president's office on human rights, which among other things works to prevent the recruitment of underage fighters. They look to replace the men they lose to demobilizations and those who have fallen in... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14613740-colombian-rebels-recruit-child-fighters-even-as-they-negotiate-to-end-conflict travel-news Wed, 15 May 2013 04:23:58 -0700 Calderon's most recent investigative series for Semana magazine exposed the scandalously luxurious life of military officers jailed for crimes including murder and genocide at Tolemaida army base. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Associated Press  /   May 10, 2013 noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14585420-postattack-top-reporter-worries-his-cover-blown travel-news Fri, 10 May 2013 09:14:29 -0700 Havana, are occupying the attention of national and foreign media. Cuba and Norway are guarantors of the Colombian peace negotiations, and Venezuela and Chile are observers. Commentators and analysts of all stripes are wondering about the role of Venezuela and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14562488-oped-war-and-peace-in-colombia-and-venezuela travel-news Tue, 07 May 2013 10:32:29 -0700 Colombian government delegation which is holding peace talks with them. "Without weapons, the government will offer the guarantees needed" for the insurgent group to "incorporate into democracy", said chief government negotiator Humberto De la Calle before talks resumed at Havana's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14513421-farc-can-be-in-politics-after-being-disarmed-colombia travel-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:33:59 -0700 New People's Army rebels in San Andres town in Catanduanes Tuesday morning, an Army official said...Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said the clash broke out in Barangay Hilaw-an around 9:45 a.m. and lasted five minutes. He said... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14513246-soldier-wounded-in-clash-with-rebels-in-catanduanes travel-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:59:20 -0700 Indigenous Colombians are among those internally displaced by the violence in the Andean country Almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced just in the past year, a report by the Norwegian Refugee... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14504630-colombia-tops-displaced-people-list travel-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:24:07 -0700 In a separate military operation in the same town of Puerto Rico, troops captured four guerrillas and seized weapons and explosives. Tame municipality, along the northeastern border with Venezuela. Norte de Santander department, also in the northeast, according to the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14465998-farc-government-to-resume-talks-7-die-in-columbia travel-news Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:59:38 -0700 Nearly 6 tons of marijuana and cocaine allegedly owned by major rebel and drug trafficking groups have been seized in raids by Colombian police...Three tons of marijuana more was found in the town of Buga in Valle del Cauca, Defense... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14425295-six-tons-of-marijuana-cocaine-seized-in-colombia travel-news Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:01:57 -0700 Colombia's high levels of economic and social inequality -- a main driver of the conflict.  In an encouraging sign, the two parties are expected to announce the contours of a preliminary agreement on land issues this month. But for this... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14420443-land-for-peace-in-colombia travel-news Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:36:38 -0700