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Maduro accuses Colombian pres. of fueling conflict to set up US intervention
Jun 16, 2018 08:23Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos of trying to start an “armed conflict” between the two neighbors and draw a US intervention.
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Colombia, ELN rebels end fifth round of talks without agreement
Jun 16, 2018 03:36The Colombian government and the ELN guerrilla group ended their fifth round of peace talks in Havana on Friday without reaching an agreement for a bilateral ceasefire, but vowed to continue their dialogue.
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Colombia to become first Latin American NATO ‘global Partner’: Santos
May 26, 2018 03:29Colombia will formally join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a “global partner” next week, becoming the first Latin American country to gain membership of the US-led military alliance.
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Colombia evacuates nearly 5,000 people amid fears dam may burst
May 18, 2018 03:21Colombia has ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people living along the Cauca river in the northern part of the country after construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding.
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Colombians vote in elections with participation of former rebel group FARC
Mar 11, 2018 13:05Colombians are taking to the polls to elect new lawmakers, with candidates from the leftist former guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) taking part in the election for the first time.
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Colombia bomb attack kills 3 police, wounds 14
Jan 27, 2018 16:25At least three police officers were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday by an early morning bomb attack outside a police station in Colombia's coastal city of Barranquilla, authorities said.
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About 13 killed in clashes between Colombian rebels
Dec 06, 2017 03:32Thirteen people were killed in Colombia in a clash between National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels and FARC dissidents, the country's ombudsman said Tuesday.
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Colombia: 4 killed and 20 missing after mudslide sweeps through town of Corinto
Nov 10, 2017 13:26Colombian authorities confirmed on Thursday that 4 people were killed with 20 others still missing after a mudslide swept through the town of Corinto earlier in the week.
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‘Gunmen kill 6 ex-FARC members in Colombia’
Oct 19, 2017 06:37Armed gunmen this week killed six former fighters from Colombia’s FARC rebels, the now-demobilized group said, reiterating its fears about attacks targeting former guerrillas.
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Dissident FARC leader killed in Colombian air force operation
Sep 30, 2017 01:51Colombia's armed forces have killed a dissident leader of the former rebel group FARC during a military operation in the country's southeast.