Presidential candidate starts hunger strike
Chained to the statue in Bogota’s Plaza de Bolivar, presidential candidate Robinson Devia began a hunger strike Monday to protest against the what he sees as biased media coverage of the…
Chained to the statue in Bogota’s Plaza de Bolivar, presidential candidate Robinson Devia began a hunger strike Monday to protest against the what he sees as biased media coverage of the…
The International Monetary Fund approved an arrangement Friday where Colombia will have access to a loan of $3.46 billion over the course of a year, under the fund’s flexible credit…
Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro says that if he is elected to office, he will allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Alvaro Uribe for involvement in extrajudicial killings, or…
The death toll of civilians caught in the crossfire of battles between the Colombian army and the FARC in the Cauca village of Tacueyo rose to three on Friday, while thirteen people were…
President Alvaro Uribe called Friday for immediate dialogue with the Supreme Court over its decision to unilaterally impose restrictions on extradition to the U.S, reports Caracol Radio. Uribe said that…
Two Colombians were added to U.S. list of drug traffickers banned from doing business with American companies, accused of laundering money for the FARC guerrilla group, reports El Espectador. Maria Mercedes…
Colombia’s stock market is set to integrate with markets in Peru and Chile before the end of the year, forming the largest stock exchange in Latin America, reports Portfolio.com. The…
The Colombian counter-terrorism unit is working with the police’s computer crimes unit to find those reponsible for the Facebook group that issued death threats to presidential candidate Antanas Mockus. The…
Colombia reported a 19.4% increase in exports in March compared to the same period in 2009, despite the huge reduction in exports to Venezuela due to trade restrictions imposed by…