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Colombia kills FARC dissident wanted for killing journalists 2

By Michael Krumholtz December 22, 2018

(Courtesy of Shutterstock) President Iván Duque confirmed Friday that Colombian military forces had killed guerrilla leader Walther Arizala, alias Guacho, in a military operation. The killing comes three months after Arizala was injured in a fire fight with authorities in Tumaco. The...

Former US DEA director in Colombia cleared of misconduct 3

By Arjun Harindranath December 19, 2018

Former US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Director in Colombia Richard Dobrich has been cleared of...

Colombia’s ‘Birds of Passage’ included in Oscar shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film 4

By Michael Krumholtz December 18, 2018

Colombia's decorated film "Birds of Passage" has added another notch to its belt as it has been...

Professor reported to be missing in Medellín 5

By Michael Krumholtz December 16, 2018

Ramazan Gençay, a professor at Simon Frasier University in Canada, has been reported missing on a...

Authorities break up underage sex tourism ring run by Israelis 6

By Michael Krumholtz December 12, 2018

Six Israelis were among those arrested in Colombia Sunday for being charged in connection to a sex...