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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Colombian Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of 276 Children Gets 60 Years In Jail
A man who sexually assaulted 276 young children and teenagers in Colombia and sold videos of his attacks to pedophiles was jailed on Wednesday for 60 years.
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Inmates Escape Colombia's Biggest Prison After Getting Guard Drunk
Police in Colombia are looking for two inmates who simply walked out of Colombia's largest prison after getting the security guard drunk, local media reported. The criminals reportedly convinced the guard to let them go to buy more liquor but - surprise, surprise - never came back.
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Colombia Pardons 30 Jailed FARC Guerrillas
Colombia's government announced Sunday it is pardoning 30 jailed members of the FARC in what it called a confidence-building measure as it pursues peace talks with the leftist guerrilla group.
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Colombia's Ex-Intelligence Chief Jailed for Domestic Spying
A Colombian former intelligence chief was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for spying on judges, journalists and opposition figures in a high-profile case that stained the legacy of popular ex-president Alvaro Uribe.
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Colombia Judge Frees US Missionary Arrested Over Alleged FARC Ties
A Colombian judge on Thursday said there was not enough evidence to keep an American missionary jailed after he was arrested over suspected links to FARC leftist guerrillas.
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FARC Rebels Sentenced to Jail For Killing Tribe Members
An indigenous court convicted seven FARC guerrillas of murdering two leaders of the Nasa tribe in western Colombia on Sunday, sentencing them to between 40 and 60 years in jail and 20 lashes.
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Indian-American woman charged with battery for fracas on plane
A India-American woman traveling to see her family in Colombia instead spent Christmas in jail after she allegedly scratched a pilot during an fracas aboard a plane.
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Pigeon arrested for taking drugs into Colombian jail
A pigeon that carried 45 gm of drugs into a prison was found by police on Tuesday a few metres away from a jail in the northern Colombian city of Bucaramanga.The find exposed a drug transport method that even the authorities described as "clever".Bucaramanga police commander Jose Mendoza said the pigeon was carrying 40 gm of marijuana and five gm o...
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Colombian Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of 276 Children Gets 60 Years In Jail
A man who sexually assaulted 276 young children and teenagers in Colombia and sold videos of his attacks to pedophiles was jailed on Wednesday for 60 years.
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Inmates Escape Colombia's Biggest Prison After Getting Guard Drunk
Police in Colombia are looking for two inmates who simply walked out of Colombia's largest prison after getting the security guard drunk, local media reported. The criminals reportedly convinced the guard to let them go to buy more liquor but - surprise, surprise - never came back.
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Colombia Pardons 30 Jailed FARC Guerrillas
Colombia's government announced Sunday it is pardoning 30 jailed members of the FARC in what it called a confidence-building measure as it pursues peace talks with the leftist guerrilla group.
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Colombia's Ex-Intelligence Chief Jailed for Domestic Spying
A Colombian former intelligence chief was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for spying on judges, journalists and opposition figures in a high-profile case that stained the legacy of popular ex-president Alvaro Uribe.
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Colombia Judge Frees US Missionary Arrested Over Alleged FARC Ties
A Colombian judge on Thursday said there was not enough evidence to keep an American missionary jailed after he was arrested over suspected links to FARC leftist guerrillas.
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FARC Rebels Sentenced to Jail For Killing Tribe Members
An indigenous court convicted seven FARC guerrillas of murdering two leaders of the Nasa tribe in western Colombia on Sunday, sentencing them to between 40 and 60 years in jail and 20 lashes.
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Indian-American woman charged with battery for fracas on plane
A India-American woman traveling to see her family in Colombia instead spent Christmas in jail after she allegedly scratched a pilot during an fracas aboard a plane.
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Pigeon arrested for taking drugs into Colombian jail
A pigeon that carried 45 gm of drugs into a prison was found by police on Tuesday a few metres away from a jail in the northern Colombian city of Bucaramanga.The find exposed a drug transport method that even the authorities described as "clever".Bucaramanga police commander Jose Mendoza said the pigeon was carrying 40 gm of marijuana and five gm o...
