We have started to collect the most important news related to Colombia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Three alleged members of a rebel group are arrested in Colombia on suspicion of kidnapping 10-year-old Nohora Valentina Munoz last September.
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The Colombian leader will now be counting on Venezuela to help capture the leader of the Farc guerrillas, Rodrigo Londoño, alias "Timochenko".
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Venezuelan forces arrest Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias Valenciano, accused of leading a key drug trafficking gang in Colombia.
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A hostage who was the only survivor of a confrontation between Colombian government forces and Farc rebels has arrived in Bogota.
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A Colombian policeman is reunited with his family after 12 years as a captive of Farc rebels, as the relatives of four other hostages who were killed mourn their loss.
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Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels kill four hostages after troops approach the camp in the southern Caqueta region - but a fifth escapes alive.
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Colombia's drug cartels turn to mining precious metal
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos calls on foreign governments to take more responsibility for illegal drug use in their countries.
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Colombian troops shut down the main radio station operated by the Farc rebel group, the army says, ending 15 years of revolutionary broadcasts.
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Coffee growers in the Colombian Andes have resorted to modified beans to cope with change in weather.
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Colombian Farc rebels choose a new leader - known by the alias Timochenko - less than two weeks after their previous commander was killed by the security forces.
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Colombian students protest against educational reform plans
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Colombia struggles to change its violent image
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Rescue workers continue their efforts to free people trapped by a mudslide in Manizales, in western Colombia, which killed 38 people.
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Colombian authorities released surveillance video footage of the fallen commander of the Farc rebel group camp.
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Colombian rescue workers search for survivors after a mudslide in the western city of Manizales washes away homes and leaves at least 20 dead.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hails the killing of Farc leader Alfonso Cano, as the rebel group reportedly says its struggle will continue.
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The leader of Colombia's left wing Farc rebel group, Alfonso Cano, has been killed in a military raid, President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed.
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The top commander of Colombia's Farc left-wing guerrilla group, Alfonso Cano, is killed in a military operation.
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The UK, France and Colombia have told the UN Security Council members they plan to abstain in any vote on Palestinian membership, a UN diplomat says.
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Former Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente is convicted of smuggling cocaine in Argentina.
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A former Soviet military officer is convicted in a New York court of attempting to sell heavy weapons to a Colombian rebel group.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos officially dissolves the country's intelligence agency, the DAS, after a series of scandals.
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A former left-wing rebel, Gustavo Petro, 51, has been elected mayor of the capital, Bogota, after local elections in Colombia.
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How illegal groups influence Colombia's local polls
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The Colombians living in the middle of fighting
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Tejo, a traditional Colombian game of accuracy with an explosive twist, is turned into an app for smartphones and tablets.
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Ten Colombian soldiers die in an ambush by rebels in the eastern province of Arauca - the second major attack in two days.
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Ten Colombian soldiers are killed in an ambush blamed on the left-wing rebel group, the Farc, in the deadliest attack so far this year.
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The trial has opened in Argentina of a Colombian supermodel, accused of running a drug smuggling ring using fellow models as mules.
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Former Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente denies drug smuggling, at the start of her trial in Argentina.
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