Medellin (Colombia)

Chivas USA signs two on second day of camp

2012-01-24 16:33:57

<![CDATA[Chivas USA signs two on second day of camp]]>

From pants-dropping professor ... to president of Colombia?

2010-05-21 16:34:30

<![CDATA[From pants-dropping professor ... to president of Colombia?]]>

Yari Film Group fast-tracking 'Killing Pablo'

2007-10-02 00:00:00

In an announcement seemingly inspired by an episode of HBO's "Entourage," the Yari Film Group has announced it is "fast-tracking" the biopic "Killing Pablo." The new film is based on journalist Mark Bowden's 2001 best-selling book, "Killing Pablo: The...

A hippo critical situation

2006-12-20 00:00:00

Hacienda Napoles was Pablo Escobar's pleasure palace, a 5,500-acre estate where the notorious drug lord reigned over million-dollar cocaine deals, parties with underage girls and visits by shadowy men of power. Escobar lived large here in his lush...

From the archives: 'Law of Gun' Endangers Colombian Justice System

1989-02-05 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The brutal slaying of two judges and 10 judicial employees by a rural death squad in January jolted Colombians with the frightening realization that their country has become a land where the law of the gun prevails. Colombian courts...

From the archives: Drug Lords Vow War on Colombia

1989-08-25 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- With a renewed wave of terror, bombings and death threats, Colombia's fugitive drug lords declared "total and absolute war" on the country's political and business leadership Thursday, ominously targeting even the families of those who...

From the archives: Drug War Unwinnable at Source, Experts Fear

1989-09-09 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- In the South American war against cocaine traffic, Colombia is only one of many strategic theaters where traffickers enjoy a big advantage over anti-drug forces. Even if authorities could win the battle in Colombia, they could still...

From the archives: Fear May Foil Colombia Blitz Despite Gains

1989-08-27 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The biggest battle ever waged against Colombia's cocaine barons has undermined their strength in the last week, and authorities are tantalizingly close to victory, according to American and Colombian officers involved in the fight....

From the archives: Drug Battle: 'Own Little Vietnam'

1989-09-24 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- "It's like waking from a nightmare and finding that reality is more frightening than the bad dream. Life was bad enough before the drug war started, but now things are almost intolerable. And for what? To save you Americans? It's not...

From the archives: U.S. Troops May Join Colombia's War on Drugs

1989-08-21 00:00:00

WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh on Sunday praised Colombia's new willingness to extradite drug criminals to the United States and said that the Bush Administration has not ruled out sending U.S. troops to that country to assist in its war on...

From the archives: Colombia Drug Lords Find Fugitive Life Erodes Power

1989-10-22 00:00:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Pablo Escobar and Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha have joined the notorious ranks of Billy the Kid and Al Capone. After years on the rampage, the two Colombian drug lords seem bigger than life and as bad as bandits come. Forbes magazine...

Colombia Lures Productions With Financial Rewards

2013-05-19 14:30:05

Since a new film law took effect in January, Colombia has emerged as the go-to location for a growing number of international filmmakers. Also helping lift production: the country has turned the page on the notorious drug violence of its past....

People attend the Christmas lights illumination in the Medellin river on December 1, 2012 in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia.

2012-12-02 00:00:00

People attend the Christmas lights illumination in the Medellin river on December 1, 2012 in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia.

2012-12-02 00:00:00

Christmas in Medellin, Colombia, is a time of families coming together to celebrate and enjoy the simple pleasure of looking at amazing decorations.

2012-11-30 19:30:00