Nearly seven tonnes of cocaine seized in ColombiaBOGOTA - Nearly seven tonnes of cocaine were seized in Colombia from a truck that was apparently bound for a Mexican drug cartel. Two people were arrested, the police said. Colombian rebels confusing people, says President UribeBOGOTA - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has said the leftist guerrillas of the country are ‘confusing’ people by ’shedding blood but talking of peace’, EFE news agency reported Sunday. More than 20 killed in Colombia bus crashBOGOTA - More than 20 people have been killed and four injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in northwestern Colombia, the EFE news agency reported Wednesday. Colombian rebels to free six hostagesBOGOTA - Colombia’s largest leftist rebel group will free from its captivity six hostages, including two politicians and security personnel, EFE reported. 300 hostages killed by FARC, says former guerrillaBOGOTA - A former guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has revealed that at least 300 kidnapped people were killed by the group in the jungles of Colombia. Colombia’s drug mafias shift bases to Mexico: OfficialBOGOTA - Colombia’s drug mafias have shifted bases to Mexico after their networks busted in the country, EFE reported. Colombian sentenced to 28 years for journalist’s murderBOGOTA - The former mayor of the central Colombian city of Barrancabermeja was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the slaying of journalist Jose Emeterio Rivas in 2003, EFE reported. 25 drug cartel members held in ColombiaBOGOTA - Twenty-five suspected members of a notorious drug cartel have been arrestd in raids on several places across northwestern Colombia, the police have said. Paraglider survives 11 hours hanging from high-voltage cablesBOGOTA - A Colombian paraglider was rescued alive and well, after hanging from high-voltage cables for 11 hours in the northwestern province of Antioquia. Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a womanBOGOTA - A Colombian court allowed an inmate to wear a skirt and makeup in a men’s prison, acknowledging his freedom of personality, EFE has reported. FARC rebels kill four people in southern ColombiaBOGOTA - Four people were killed and 11 others injured by Colombian rebels in southern Narino Province, EFE reported Tuesday. Rebels desert along with two hostages in ColombiaBOGOTA - Two Colombian rebels have turned themselves in to the police along with two hostages they were guarding, in apparent response to government offers of rewards for turning themselves in, the authorities said. Huge cache of rebels’ explosives seized in ColombiaBOGOTA - The Colombian Army has seized a huge cache of explosives belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in southwestern part of the country, EFE reported. Five killed in grenade attack in ColombiaBOGOTA - At least five people were killed and 65 wounded during a New Year’s celebration in northern Colombia, police officials said Thursday. New Year’s Eve violence claims over 50 lives in ColombiaBOGOTA - The New Year began on a violent note in Colombia as 54 people lost their lives and more than 100 were injured in clashes among revellers, EFE news agency reported Friday. Former rebel among five killed in ColombiaBOGOTA - Five people including a former rebel have been shot dead in northwesten Colombia, local media reported Friday quoting police. |