• Ecuador continues ex-president for kidnapping

    Ecuador continues ex-president for kidnapping

    quito November 8, 2018 07:48 Hot Recent News

    The Ecuadorian prosecutor is going to sue former president Rafael Correa for the failed kidnapping of opposition politician Fernando Balda in 2012. Judge Daniella Camacho announced on Wednesday that there is enough evidence that Correa was the supposed brain behind the kidnapping attempt to start a trial against him.

  • In Colombia, the area as big as Limburg is full of coca cultivation

    In Colombia, the area as big as Limburg is full of coca cultivation

    bogota September 19, 2018 21:48 Hot Recent News

    The area in Colombia where coca plants are grown has never been so great. According to a report published by the United Nations on Wednesday), the area in the South American country grew by 17 percent in 2017 to 2,170 square kilometers, which is approximately the area of ​​the Dutch province of Limburg. This corresponds to a potential coca leaf harvest from which almost 1400 tonnes of cocaine can be extracted.

  • UN: famine threatens Central America

    UN: famine threatens Central America

    bogota September 7, 2018 19:32 Hot Recent News

    Approximately two million people in Central America may face severe hunger in the near future. Due to drought, harvests have failed in countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Small farmers have therefore not harvested enough to eat and sell, and there is not enough stock left to pass the time until the next harvest.

  • Cartel puts price on top Colombian drug dog

    Cartel puts price on top Colombian drug dog

    bogota July 26, 2018 13:36 Hot Recent News

    A Colombian police dog who has discovered enormous amounts of narcotics has been transferred for safety reasons. A drug gang has put a price of 200 million pesos (more than 59,000 euros) on the head of the German Shepherd Sombra, say sources within the intelligence services according to the BBC.

  • Duque wins Colombia's presidential election

    Duque wins Colombia's presidential election

    bogota June 17, 2018 23:21 Hot Recent News

    The Conservative presidential candidate Iván Duque has won the presidential elections in Colombia. He received 54 percent of the votes against 42 for his leftist rival Gustavo Petro, as it turned out after 97 percent of the votes had been counted.

  • Ask US for extradition FARC header

    Ask US for extradition FARC header

    bogota June 8, 2018 06:24 Hot Recent News

    The United States has asked the government of Colombia to hand over one of the former leaders of the FARC guerilla movement. The American embassy has submitted an official extradition request for Seusis Hernandez, who is also called Jesus Santrich.

  • 'Maduro lets Colombians vote for him'

    'Maduro lets Colombians vote for him'

    bogota May 18, 2018 05:57 Hot Recent News

    The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro's government gives Venezuelan identification cards to Colombians. Maduro then tries to bring them into Venezuela so they will vote for him during the presidential election of next Sunday, says the Colombian government.

  • FARC: peace agreement in danger due to detention

    FARC: peace agreement in danger due to detention

    bogota April 10, 2018 18:03 Hot Recent News

    The former FARC rebels in Colombia have fiercely reacted to the arrest of one of their former leaders. 'With the arrest of our comrade Jesus Santrich, the peace process is at the most critical point and threatens to lead to a real failure,' said FARC politician Ivan Marquez against journalists.

  • ELN rebels Colombia kill five soldiers

    ELN rebels Colombia kill five soldiers

    bogota February 27, 2018 14:12 Hot Recent News

    At least five Colombian soldiers were killed on Tuesday by a bomb attack, carried out by the Marxist ELN rebels. Also, more than ten soldiers were wounded by the attack near the border with Venezuela, according to the army.

  • Colombia concerned about Venezuelan ELN members

    Colombia concerned about Venezuelan ELN members

    bogota February 16, 2018 06:39 Hot Recent News

    Venezuelans are increasingly involved in attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia. That said the Colombian minister Luis Carlos Villegas (Defense), who is going to consult with his Venezuelan counterpart Vladimir Padrino about the security measures on the more than 2200 kilometers long border.

  • Seven dead by shooting in bar

    Seven dead by shooting in bar

    bogota January 22, 2018 21:27 Hot Recent News

    A shooting in a bar in the Colombian town of Yarumal in the province of Antioquia has killed seven people. According to the police, five armed persons entered the premises and the fire opened to the customers. She suspects that it is about reckoning in the criminal circuit.

  • Kill by crash army helicopter Colombia

    Kill by crash army helicopter Colombia

    bogota January 16, 2018 21:12 Hot Recent News

    A helicopter crash in northern Colombia has killed ten people. On board of the defense helicopter, besides eight soldiers, two civilians were also present. The aircraft was on its way to Caucasia, where the occupants wanted to carry out an inspection at a warehouse of the army.

  • UN chief offers Colombia assistance for refugees

    bogota January 14, 2018 09:30 Hot Recent News

    The United Nations is prepared to mobilize international aid for Colombia to meet the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan refugees. This is what UN chief António Guterres said on a weekend visit to the Colombian capital Bogota.

  • ELN fighters kidnap employee oil company

    bogota January 14, 2018 06:27 Hot Recent News

    A Colombian employee of an oil company was kidnapped by ELN rebels. The abduction was a few days after the expiry of a cease-fire with the government, just when UN top executive António Guterres visits the country, reports the BBC. According to the police, the man was taken from his workshop in Saravena near the border with Venezuela.

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