AlHijjah 13, 1432, Nov 9, 2011, SPA -- Police have clashed with protesting oil workers in front of Colombia's two largest oil refineries. Television images showed police using tear gas against demonstrators at the two refineries operated by the (...)
AlHijjah 11, 1432, Nov 7, 2011, SPA -- A mudslide has killed 37 people in Colombia and buried homes in the central city of Manizales after torrential rains, Reuters quoted the government as saying on Monday.
The state-run National System for (...)
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Colombia's FARC rebels scorned the "happy laughter" of their foes and rejected a plea to demobilize after the killing of their leader Alfonso Cano gave President Juan Manuel Santos his biggest military victory, (...)
AlHijjah 9, 1432, Nov 5, 2011, SPA -- Colombian security forces killed the leader of the country's largest socialist militant group, FARC, UPI quoted the president and defense minister as saying Saturday.
Photographs of the body of a beardless (...)
AlHijjah 9, 1432, Nov 5, 2011, SPA -- Colombians rejoiced at the killing of top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano and hoped the biggest blow yet against Latin America's longest insurgency could herald an end to nearly five decades of war, Reuters (...)
AlQa'dah 23, 1432, Oct 21, 2011, SPA -- Colombian authorities say leftist rebels have killed nine soldiers in a midnight attack in the country's turbulent southwest, as AP reported.
Military chief Gen. Alejandro Navas blames the deaths on "tactical (...)
AlQa'dah 16, 1432, Oct 14, 2011, SPA -- Colombian police on Friday seized six tons of cocaine, worth an estimated 180 million dollars, in the central state of Meta, as dpa reported.
Anti-Narcotics Police hunting a paramilitary drug gang found the (...)
AlQa'dah 16, 1432, Oct 14, 2011, SPA -- Colombian police on Friday seized six tons of
cocaine, worth an estimated 180 million dollars, in the central state of Meta, according to dpa.
Anti-Narcotics Police hunting a paramilitary drug gang found the (...)
AlQa'dah 12, 1432, Oct 10, 2011, SPA - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here today to meet Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.
The Palestinian President's visit to Colombia is the third leg of a Latin America tour.
Senior officials (...)