Mexican league offers to cooperate in money laundering probe
August 21st, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS) The president of Mexico's MX premier football league has offered to cooperate with the authorities should they open an investigation into recent allegations that drug ... Read more...
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Soccer player slain in Colombia
June 12th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A professional soccer player died and one of his teammates was wounded in an attack by gunmen in a town near the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, ... Read more...
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Impounded plane stolen in Colombia
June 12th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A small plane impounded by Colombian authorities last December after entering the country illegally has been stolen from an airport in the northwestern region of Uraba, ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels set condition for freeing French reporter
May 8th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC rebels said they are prepared to release a French journalist they have been holding since April 28 only in the context of a debate ... Read more...
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US told to apologize for tarnishing Cartagena’s image
April 27th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 27 (IANS) The Colombian government has asked the US for an apology for tarnishing the image of Cartagena, a key Caribbean resort on the northern coast of ... Read more...
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Mudslide kills six in Colombia
September 28th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 28 (IANS/EFE) A couple and their four children died when a mudslide buried their home in the northwestern province of Antioquia, Colombian authorities said.The director of a disaster ... Read more...
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Five die in Colombian bar attack
September 27th, 2011 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 27 (IANS/EFE) Five people were killed and six wounded when gunmen attacked a bar in the Caribbean coastal community of San Antero, Colombian authorities said Monday.The slaughter took ... Read more...
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Colombia seizes 2.2 tonnes of cocaine
September 13th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities intercepted a speedboat carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine and arrested the vessel's four-person crew, an official said.The operation took place Saturday night in the ... Read more...
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Colombia closes 56 illegal gold mines
January 18th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 18 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities over the past four months have closed 56 illegal gold mines and arrested 573 people, a police report stated.The report released Monday said that "46 illegal ... Read more...
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One dead, 120 injured in Colombia plane crash
August 17th, 2010 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 17 (DPA) An airliner belonging to Colombian carrier Aires crash-landed on the island of San Andres Monday, killing one passenger and injuring 120 others, officials said.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft ... Read more...
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Seven shot dead on Colombian highway
July 9th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, July 9 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family, including two minors, were killed when gunmen attacked their vehicle in the northwestern Colombia, authorities said.
The assailants struck Wednesday afternoon in the province ... Read more...
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Now, soccer World Cup trophy made of coke!
July 4th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 4 (ANI): Football fever sure has gripped the entire world and even smugglers have not been left untouched - a lawbreaker in Colombia sculpted a FIFA World Cup trophy out ... Read more...
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5 kids living in caves since birth rescued
May 30th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 30 (IANS/EFE) Five children who had lived since birth in caves dug by their father and who had no contact with the outside world were rescued by Colombian authorities, a ... Read more...
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Smuggled goods worth $15 mn seized in Colombia
May 8th, 2010 - 8:48 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities have seized 29.35 billion pesos ($14.6 million) worth of smuggled goods from the country's free-trade zone near Panama, officials said.
The raid took place on a ship ... Read more...
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Death toll in Colombia car bomb blast rises to 9
March 26th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 26 (IANS/EFE) The death toll in the car bombing in Colombia's port city of Buenaventura has risen to nine, while 59 people were injured in the incident, authorities said.
"The most ... Read more...
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Ivan Vargas - Leader of Colombian narco-terrorist organization, FARC, sentenced to more than 20 years
March 20th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – Leader of a Colombian narco-terrorist organization was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, prosecutors said Friday.Jorge Enrique Rodriguez Mendieta, also known as “Ivan Vargas”, a ... Read more...
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Colombian authorities seize tonne of cocaine
January 31st, 2010 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities have seized one tonne of cocaine on an island off the coast of northern Cartagena city.
Navy sailors have captured one of the three suspects who fired ... Read more...
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1.8 tonnes of cocaine seized in Venezuela
December 7th, 2009 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Dec 7 (EFE) Venezuelan authorities seized 1.8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in two containers bound for Spain, Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami said Sunday.
The shipment was detected Saturday by National Guard ... Read more...
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FARC guerrilla wanted by US captured in Colombia
November 2nd, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Nov 2 (EFE) A suspected member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), wanted by the US on terrorism charges, has been arrested, Colombian authorities said.
Maribel Gallego Rubio, known as ... Read more...
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Colombia, US sign controversial military cooperation deal
October 31st, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Oct 30 (DPA) Colombia and the US signed Friday a controversial military deal granting the US use of seven military bases on Colombian soil.
The US-Colombian plan had been announced this summer ... Read more...
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Chavez against US military bases in Colombia
August 25th, 2009 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Tensions between Caracas and Bogota are rising after Colombia signed a defence pact with Washington to set up US military bases in Colombia, officials said.
Although the details ... Read more...
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Eight Colombian soldiers killed in clash with rebels
April 30th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 30 (DPA) Eight Colombian soldiers have been killed in a clash with leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the northeastern Perija mountains on the Venezuelan ... Read more...
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Prince William takes part in anti-drug operation
July 27th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
London, July 27 (DPA) Britain's Prince William for the second time this month was involved in a major anti-drug smuggling operation in the Caribbean, the British Defence Ministry reported Sunday from London. ... Read more...
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Prince Williams second high seas drugs bust
July 27th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 27 (ANI): Prince William took part in a British navy helicopter raid that opened fire on a speedboat believed to be used by drug runners, reports the Ministry of ... Read more...
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Colombians arrested over plans to kill Ecuadorian President Correa
June 14th, 2008 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Quito/Bogota, June 14 (DPA) Ecuadorian police arrested three Colombians and one Ecuadorian citizen in connection with alleged plans to kill Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian Attorney General Washington Pesantez said Friday. ... Read more...
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OAS General Assembly meets in time of crisis
June 2nd, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Medellin (Colombia), June 2 (DPA) The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) has started its annual gathering with the ongoing crisis between Ecuador and Colombia high on the agenda. ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels confirm leader’s death, name successor
May 26th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by admin
Bogota, May 26 (IANS) Colombia's largest leftist group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has confirmed the death of their top leader Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda due to a heart attack March ... Read more...
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Ecuadorian president to resign if links to rebels are proved
May 18th, 2008 - 12:07 am ICT by admin
DPA
Lima (Peru), May 17 (DPA) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said here Saturday that he is willing to step down from office if it is proved that his government backed the leftist Revolutionary ... Read more...
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Colombia extradites 14 paramilitary commanders to US
May 14th, 2008 - 5:36 am ICT by admin
DPA
Bogota, May 14 (DPA) Colombia extradited 14 commanders of a right-wing paramilitary group to the US Tuesday to face drug trafficking charges. The extraditions took place after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe removed ... Read more...
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Colombian president’s cousin seeks asylum
April 23rd, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bogota, April 23 (DPA) Former Colombian senator Mario Uribe, cousin of President Alvaro Uribe, have requested political asylum at the Costa Rican embassy here, hours after the public prosecutor's office ordered his ... Read more...
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Colombian authorities seize uranium, explore rebel links
March 28th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, March 28 (IANS) The Colombian government has seized 30 kg of uranium suspected to have been sought by the country's leftist insurgent group FARC, EFE news agency reported Friday. "The uranium ... Read more...
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Ecuador warns Colombia over cross-border raid
March 23rd, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Quito (Ecuador), March 23 (IANS) Ecuador has warned Colombia of grave consequences if it is found Bogota's cross-border military operations against its leftist rebels had killed any Ecuadorian national, EFE reported Sunday. ... Read more...
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Colombian lawmaker collects videotape of ten hostages
March 12th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, March 12 (IANS) A Colombian opposition lawmaker has arrived here from Caracas to collect a videotape of 10 hostages, held by country's largest rebel group, as proof of life, the Spanish ... Read more...
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Colombia finds arsenal of slain drug lord
March 12th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, March 12 (IANS) Colombian authorities in an operation against the country's drug cartels seized a large cache of arms and ammunition from the gang of drug lord Wilber Varela, slain last ... Read more...
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12 leftist guerrillas arrested in northern Colombia
March 12th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, March 12 (IANS) Colombian authorities have arrested 12 suspected guerrillas belonging to the country's largest insurgency group during a raid near the northern town of Los Palmitos, Spain's EFE news agency ... Read more...
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