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Pablo Escobar's death cleared the way for a much more sinister kind of...
After Pablo Escobar was gunned down on a rooftop in Medellin, Colombia, the massive cartel he helped build to shuttle cocaine to the US and wreak violence throughout Colombia soon came apart.In the...
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Colombia is closing in on the leaders of its biggest gang, but they're...
Colombia's peace process with the left-wing rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is stumbling forward.FARC rebels recently announced they had turned in 30% of their weapons, but...
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'The United States had lost its mind': What the Parkland shooting looked like...
The response to the shooting at Marjory Stonemen Douglas High School in the US has been strong and lasting.Overseas, the deadly incident has prompted more concern about life in the US.In Colombia,...
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Colombia is trying to root out the cocaine trade, but farmers are relying on it as an 'insurance policy'SEE ALSO: US officials are raising alarm over Colombia's cocaine boom, but they may be 'missing...
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Colombia is closing in on the leaders of its biggest gang, but they're...
Colombia's peace process with the left-wing rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is stumbling forward.FARC rebels recently announced they had turned in 30% of their weapons, but...
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Colombia’s FARC rebels have officially given up all of their guns
The leader of Colombia's leftist FARC rebels formally declared the force's historic disarmament complete on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the end of the UN-supervised process."Today, we are not letting...
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The UN is preparing a new mission to help FARC rebels re-enter Colombian society
The UN Security Council is preparing to establish a new mission in Colombia to help former FARC rebels become part of mainstream society after they laid down their weapons under a historic peace deal,...
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Colombia's biggest rebel group is handing over its weapons — and now it want...
Bogota (AFP) - Demobilized fighters from Colombia's leftist FARC rebels want to form a professional league football club, officials said Friday.The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have disarmed...
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Amid a cocaine boom in Colombia, a deeper problem is emerging
Colombia's cocaine trade and organized-crime groups are resurgent.That activity raises concerns about the country's struggling peace process.Economic uncertainty and ongoing violence also pose a threat...
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Panama is on pace for record drug seizures this year, and the president has...
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama is on track to hit a record level of illegal narcotics seizures this year after authorities over the weekend seized about 2 metric tons of cocaine near the Central...
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'The United States had lost its mind': What the Parkland shooting looked like...
The response to the shooting at Marjory Stonemen Douglas High School in the US has been strong and lasting.Overseas, the deadly incident has prompted more concern about life in the US.In Colombia,...
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In the world's biggest cocaine producer, cultivation has hit an 'all time...
Coca cultivation in Colombia rose again in 2017, though the increase was lower than past years.The US government also connected increased production to increased cocaine use in the US.Colombia's...
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After more than 50 years of civil war, this rebel group has put down its...
MIRAVALLE, Colombia (Reuters) - The nine former rebel fighters, who traded their guns, battle fatigues and heavy rucksacks for paddles, helmets and life jackets, launch four rafts laden with visitors...
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Colombia's most notorious rebel group turned one of their camps into a...
Former rebel fighters in Colombia are now finding new ways to earn a living since the 2016 peace deal when the guerrilla group disarmed and became a political party with the same acronym.The former...
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The Western Hemisphere's longest conflict is over, but its weapons are still...
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The number of people killed or wounded by landmines in Colombia more than tripled in 2018 to 180, a landmine monitoring group said on Wednesday, as militants occupying territory...
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A short history of women waging war as Nazi guards, pro-Russian rebels, and...
Hoda Muthana and Shamima Begum have garnered attention as Western-born women who joined ISIS.But they are far from the first women to take up arms.As members of armed groups, women can blur the line...
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Colombia's landmark peace deal is under pressure from all sides, and a new...
A special court has ruled that Colombia's president can't alter the terms of a 2016 peace deal that allowed FARC rebels to lay down their arms.But trust between the rebels and the government is...
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Criminals and rebels in Colombia are trying to get desperate Venezuelans to...
Tens of thousands of desperate Venezuelans have cross the border into Colombia, seeking relief from economic and political turmoil at home.Criminal organizations and rebel groups in Colombia apparently...
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4 reasons Trump's frustration about cocaine may make him pick a fight with...
Colombia has been one of the US's closest allies in Latin America and the world, but Colombia has also struggled to meet US demands about reining in cocaine production.President Donald Trump's dismay...
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Colombia's oldest rebel group is declaring a 'new chapter' in their armed...
Senior commanders from the FARC rebel group in Colombia have said they will take up arms again, dealing another blow to Colombia's struggling peace process.The rebels' power is much reduced now, but...
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