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colombia fan death

Colombian football rivalry turns deadly after fight between fans 2

By Frances Jenner February 26, 2018

Andrés Felipe Pulgarín Gutiérrez, a 21-year-old Atlético Nacional fan, died as a result of being stabbed Saturday by a 15-year-old América de Cali supporter, following an altercation between the fans of both teams in Arequipa, Peru, according to a report from El Colombiano...

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Colombia extradites “Pablo Escobar of Ecuador” to United States 3

By Michael Krumholtz February 26, 2018

An attempt to link himself with a notorious Colombian paramilitary group could not save a suspected...

Is Gustavo Petro a terrorist? (Spoiler alert: No, no he isn’t) 4

By Arjun Harindranath February 23, 2018

Gustavo Petro has been called a lot of things in his life. To many he was an armed insurgent in a...

Monkey dog friendship

Mo’ Monkey Mo’ Problems: Colombia must stand strongly against dog-monkey friendships 5

By Samuel Brake Guia February 22, 2018

In what might appear like a twisted parody of Noah's Ark, a Capuchin monkey and dog have grown...

hugo aguilar

Colombian lieutenant who helped kill Pablo Escobar arrested on money laundering charges 6

By Michael Krumholtz February 22, 2018

Retired police lieutenant and former Governor of Santander Hugo Aguilar made his name by bringing...