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The death toll from escalating violence between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The clashes, involving ...

The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights office has said. Rival factions have been vying for control of the cocaine ...

Colombian special forces have been deployed into territory controlled by armed groups in a bid to stem an outbreak of hostilities among the rebels. Late on Tuesday, government troops moved into ...

The ELN rebel group is a deadly and powerful presence in the region More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...

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The lightning phenomenon is not a new one. For centuries, Rwandans have harboured beliefs and traditions linked to lightning and thunder, some linking it to curses or witchcraft. Eugene ...

TIBU, Colombia - Residents of Colombia's troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return home after attacks by a rebel group displaced at least ...