Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune3 hours agoBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) " The Taliban is likely to keep up its recent surge of violence in advance of scheduled parliamentary elections in October but Western-backed Afghan defenses will ...
Vallenato: the rhythm of life in Colombia's Caribbean region
CNN.com18 hours agoWhen wandering the Caribbean in Colombia, vallenato music is everywhere. Ricardo Villafañe is a very special accordion player and a member of the Arhuacos, one of the four indigenous groups in the Caribbean region.
Colombia Reveals Odebrecht Bribes Were Three Times Larger Than Previously Known
Bloomberg2 days agoOdebrecht SA, the Brazilian construction giant, paid at least $32.5 million in bribes in Colombia -- three times the amount it confessed to almost two years ago when it admitted to carrying ...
Ex-Colombia spy boss convicted in satirist’s 1999 killing | Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald3 days agoThe former deputy head of Colombia's intelligence agency was convicted Tuesday in the 1999 killing of beloved satirist Jaime Garzon and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Jose Miguel Narvaez's ...
Colombia to Ask U.N. for Special Envoy to Manage Venezuelan Migrant Crisis
US News & World Report7 days agoColombia will ask the United Nations to designate a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian aid for the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants flooding into countries around the ...
Colombia shares higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.31%
Investing.com1 day agoColombia shares higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.31%
Colombia peace tribunal summons ex-soldiers for youth deaths
The Southern Illinoisan7 days agoFourteen former soldiers are being summoned by Colombia's special peace tribunals for the killings of five young men who were abducted in 2008 and later presented as rebel casualties.
Deep dive in Colombia
CNN.com6 days ago(CNN) — Those who visit Colombia are not only enchanted by its regions, its diversity, the flavors and the culture, they also become evangelists for this South American country. CNN International ...
Colombia’s New President Has No Honeymoon
Bloomberg7 days agoGrace periods are brief in Colombian politics. The same week that then-President Juan Manuel Santos bagged the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the world's longest shooting war ...
Colombia: after the violence
Nature1 day agoPeace efforts in the country have ended 50 years of intense conflict. When she first began studying the people who had terrorized her country, Natalia Trujillo prepared herself to come face ...