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Colombian “Emerald Czar” Victor Carranza Dies, Age 78
April 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian "emerald czar" Victor Carranza, a mining tycoon who was investigated for alleged ties to right-wing militias and other crimes, died on Thursday, officials at the Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota hospital told Efe. He was 78. continue reading »
Continuing Peace Talks Between Colombia, FARC Delayed till End of April
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The peace delegations of the Colombian government and the FARC announced Saturday that the continuation of peace talks in Cuba, originally scheduled for April 2, will be delayed until the end of April. Meanwhile the two sides will work "separately" on pending elements of the agrarian problem. continue reading »
Pacific Alliance Trade Bloc to Liberalize 90 Percent of Trades
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico will liberalize 90 percent of their internal trade with the signing of an agreement on May 23 in Cali, Colombia, where the next Pacific Alliance summit will be held, the Chilean government announced Wednesday. continue reading »
Police Nab FARC Rebel Linked to Uribe Inauguration Attack in Colombia
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian police captured a purported high-ranking member of the FARC leftist guerrilla group's Eastern Bloc who is suspected of participating in a deadly 2002 mortar attack during former President Alvaro Uribe's first inauguration. continue reading »
Colombian Army Seizes 4 Tons of Cocaine at FARC Drug Lab
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Army troops destroyed "the largest drug storage center" operated by the FARC guerrilla group in southwestern Colombia and seized four tons of cocaine bound for Central America and the United States, special counternarcotics brigade commander Col. Jorge Mora told Efe. continue reading »
Germans Held by Colombian Rebels are Released After 4 Months
March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The smaller of Colombia's two main guerrilla groups on Friday handed over two German captives to a humanitarian commission, ending their four-month ordeal, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez Celebrates 86th Birthday
March 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez described himself as "very happy" on his 86th birthday, which he celebrated Wednesday at his home in this capital in the company of family and friends. continue reading »
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Candidate for Nobel Peace Prize
March 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is one of 259 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his willingness to strike a peace accord with the country’s largest guerilla group. continue reading »
Colombia Lifts Ban on Drummond Coal Shipments
March 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian environmental authorities have lifted a ban on coal exports by U.S.-based Drummond Co. while also authorizing a train to resume nighttime shipments of the fossil fuel. continue reading »
Medellin Recognized as World’s Most Innovative City
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Medellin, the metropolis in northwestern Colombian was named Friday as the winner of the Innovative City of the Year competition, beating out New York and Tel Aviv. continue reading »
Colombia Arrests Italian Suspected of Working as Drug Go-between
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An Italian man suspected of being a go-between for the Sicilian mafia with Colombian drug gangs was arrested in Bogota, the National Police said. continue reading »
Colombian President Will Abandon Peace Talks with Rebels if They Do Not Progress
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that if peace talks with the FARC make no progress, "we're getting up from the negotiating table," adding that the guerrillas will not get the truce they are asking for. continue reading »
Undercover DEA Agent’s Book Chronicling his Time With Pablo Escobar to be Made Into Movie
February 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Robert Mazur, Former DEA Undercover Agent and Author of 'The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel' After five years deeply undercover within Pablo Escobar's network, Robert Mazur wrote a book about his life that has now been picked up by Hollywood for a new movie. continue reading »
Bogota Prepares for Alejandro Sanz Concert on April 23
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz takes his Latin American tour "La Musica No Se Toca" (Dont' Touch the Music) to Bogota on April 23, the company organizing the concert, Evenpro, said Friday. continue reading »
Canadian Engineer Remains Captive by Colombian Guerillas
February 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The smaller of Colombia's two main guerrilla groups said Monday that a Canadian mining engineer abducted last month will remain a captive. continue reading »
ELN Rebel Group Release Kidnapped Mine Workers in Colombia
February 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five foreign workers kidnapped last month from a mining project in northern Colombia were released Friday by the smaller of the Andean nation's two main guerrilla groups, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Colombian FARC Guerillas Release Kidnapped Police
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's FARC rebels on Friday released two police officers taken prisoner last month, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. continue reading »
Latin America News: 7 Colombian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with FARC Guerillas
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Seven Colombian soldiers were killed and five more wounded in clashes with leftist rebels in the southern province of Caqueta, the military said continue reading »
Colombian Military Kill 3 FARC Guerillas, Capture Four Others in Gun Battle
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian troops killed three FARC rebels and captured four others during operations in the province of Caqueta, the army said, while Bogota daily El Tiempo reported that a guerrilla attack in Guaviare province left two dead and 25 injured. continue reading »
6.9 Quake in Southern Colombia Injures 8, Damages 143 Homes
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A total of eight people were injured and 143 homes were damaged by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that rocked southwest Colombia, according to the latest report by the National Risk Assessment Unit, or UNGRD, on its Twitter account. continue reading »
