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At least seven dead in Colombia military helicopter crash

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

At least seven people were killed when a military helicopter crashed in a rural area of northwestern Colombia on Tuesday, the military said. Ten people were traveling aboard the helicopter when it came down, the military said in a statement. "Unfortunately seven of the occupants have died, and the search for the other three continues," it said. Source: AFPRead more

Colombia president suspends ceasefire talks

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he had suspended peace talks with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels in response to what he said were guerrilla attacks earlier Wednesday. "I have talked with the head of the government delegation in Quito to tell him to return immediately to assess the future of the process," Santos said in a televised address. PeaceRead more

Colombia ships 50 tonnes of holiday ham

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

Colombia has shipped around 50 tonnes (55 tons) of ham to Venezuela after protests broke out over shortages of the traditional holiday staple, an official said Saturday. The first two trucks of ham arrived in Venezuela on Friday night, a source from Colombia's national tax and customs office told AFP. On Saturday, there were "two other trucks ready to go," but awaitingRead more

13 dead in clashes between rival Colombian rebels

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

Thirteen people were killed in Colombia in a clash between National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels and FARC dissidents, the country's ombudsman said Tuesday. The firefight, which comes as the ELN is observing a three-month ceasefire with the government in Bogota, happened last week in a remote area of the country's southwest, the official, Carlos Negret, told reporters. source: AFPRead more

13 dead in clashes between rival Colombian rebels: official

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Dutch woman with a trumpet taking Colombian salsa

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

A woman playing trumpet in a salsa band in traditionally macho South America is a rare thing. It's rarer still when that woman is Dutch. Since arriving on Colombia's salsa scene, Maite Hontele has been blasting her horn to full houses from Bogota to Seoul and has gradually won the respect of salsa's greats. "I was born on the wrongRead more

UN, Colombia sign key anti-cocaine pact

Vienna - Muslimchronicle

The United Nations and Bogota signed a major pact Friday to uproot Colombia's booming cocaine business, as part of peace efforts between the government and drug trade-controlling rebels. The deal worth $315 million (270 million euros) aims to wean farmers off growing coca -- the raw material for cocaine -- by replacing it with safer crops like coffee and cacao.Read more