Colombia Supreme Court orders ex-president Uribe placed under house arrest
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has been placed under house arrest by order of the Supreme Court of Colombia while he is being tried for procedural fraud and witness tampering. Uribe served as President of Colombia from 2002-2010 before being elected senator. During that time, Uribe allegedly supported the formation of paramilitary death squads. In [...]
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a ceasefire , marking an end to more than 50 years of armed conflict between the two groups. Among its terms are a demobilization plan...
Colombia's Congress voted on Wednesday to limit presidents to a single term, a measure backed by President Juan Manuel Santos . The presidential term limit undoes a law passed by Santos' predecessor and rival, Alvaro Uribe,...
The Colombian Constitutional Court announced Tuesday the suspension of a base agreement between the US and Colombia, stating the agreement must receive congressional approval before it can legally take...
The Supreme Court of Nicaragua on Wednesday replaced seven justices who had been boycotting sessions. The judges, affiliated with the opposition Liberal Constitutionalist Party, had been boycotting the court for 10 months following...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified Monday that Israel did not violate international law during the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the composition of an international panel to investigate the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip...
Colombia judge convicts army colonel for 1985 disappearances
A Colombian judge on Wednesday issued a landmark judgment against army colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for the forced disappearance of 11 people after the 1985 hostage situation at the Palace of Justice in Bogota, sentencing him to 30...
Spain judge accuses Venezuela government of aiding rebel groups in assassination plot
A Spanish National Court judge on Monday accused the Venezuelan government of aiding two rebel groups in a plot to assassinate members of the Colombian government in Spain. Judge Eloy Velasco charged [indictment, PDF, in...
Colombia constitutional court strikes down Uribe third term referendum law
The Constitutional Court of Colombia voted 7-2 Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a law that would have allowed a referendum to amend the Colombian Constitution to enable current...
