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Colombia Arrests Army General for Extrajudicial Killings

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Colombia has arrested an army general for his role a decade ago in the extrajudicial killing of civilians presented as guerrillas killed in combat, the highest-ranking military officer to ever be detained for such crimes. Gen. Henry Torres, who currently holds an administrative position in the armed forces, turned himself in Monday as soon as the arrest order on charges of homicide against him was issued. The chief prosecutor's office also announced it would seek the detention of...

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