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- 7 February 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 7 February 2012… work" against Martin Llanos since 2010. Martin Llanos was regarded as the head of a bloc of the United Self Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC).
- 6 February 2012
6 February 2012Horse-drawn carts will disappear from the streets of Colombians from 2013…
- 3 February 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 3 February 2012Prosecutors are investigating a businessman who controls much of Colombia's emerald trade for suspected links with paramilitaries. Prosecutors…
- 2 February 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 2 February 2012At least six people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in an attack on a police station in western Colombia. The violence in Villa…
- 1 February 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 1 February 2012A motorcycle laden with explosives was driven into the police station in the centre of the Pacific port city. Police officials say Colombia's…
Latin America & Caribbean / 1 February 2012… rebels said that the area they had chosen for the handover of the hostages had been "unjustifiably. The decision by Colombia's largest left-wing…
World / 1 February 2012… guns legally can still keep them at their homes or at their offices. But they can no longer bring them to public places, carry them. In Colombia…
- 31 January 2012
31 January 2012The run-up to Valentine's Day is one of the busiest periods for Colombian flower exporters but there are fears that the economic crisis in the…
- 23 January 2012
US & Canada / 23 January 2012… aimed at a growing US Hispanic market. MundoFox, a joint venture of the media giant and Colombia's RCN Television Group, aims to reach 75% of…
- 21 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 21 January 2012Farc rebels in Colombia have destroyed a radar installation, disrupting civil aviation in the south and west of the country, the government says.
- 19 January 2012
19 January 2012Amid the global economic crisis, Colombian flower growers are looking for new markets.
- 18 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 18 January 2012Colombian prosecutors are investigating why organisers paid a "shaman" $2,000 (£1,400) to keep rain away from the closing ceremony of the Fifa…
- 17 January 2012
17 January 2012The mayor of Bogota wants to ban bullfighting saying it is an out of date practice that glorifies animal abuse.
- 11 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 11 January 2012… they hold and end attacks. On Tuesday, he reiterated this position, saying the Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia (Farc) must take real steps…
- 10 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 10 January 2012Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc, has said it is willing to engage in talks with the government. Farc leader Rodrigo Londono…
- 9 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 9 January 2012Police in northern Colombia are on high alert after a crime gang offered a reward for the killing of police officers. Officials found leaflets…
- 6 January 2012
US & Canada / 6 January 2012… mistakenly deported to Colombia without any proof of residence finally returns home.. A 15-year-old runaway who was mistakenly deported to Colombia…
- US & Canada / 6 January 2012
… embassy had submitted documents. The US and Colombia attempt to unravel the mystery of how a 14-year-old US runaway was deported to Colombia after…
- 2 January 2012
Latin America & Caribbean / 2 January 2012Officials in Colombia say the alleged leader of a powerful criminal gang has been killed in a police operation. Prosecutors accuse Juan de Dios…
- 31 December 2011
Latin America & Caribbean / 31 December 2011Two people have been killed and 17 injured in an attack on a police station in southern Colombia. Officials said an explosive device was thrown…
