Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said Wednesday the armed forces will remain in the war-torn southwestern Cauca department following FARC attacks and criticism from the indigenous population in the…
Pop singer Madonna announced a second concert date Wednesday in Colombia’s second largest city of Medellin on November 29. The announcement appeared on the singer’s webpage after Madonna’s first performance in the…
FARC attacks and threats against oil infrastructure in southern Colombia have completely halted the production of one multinational company since March, financial magazine Portafolio reported Tuesday. Emerald Energy, a UK-based…
Indigenous people in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department said Tuesday the army as well as ELN and FARC guerrilla movements must leave their territory, various media reported. “The population has not…
Journalists working in Colombia for foreign media united in June this year to create the International Press Association of Colombia (APIC), with the goal of guaranteeing security and ethics for…
Northern Colombia has been hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake Monday, reported local authorities. The earthquake struck 4:50AM Monday morning, with its epicenter in the Matanza municipality located in the…
Twenty three percent of teenagers between 15 and 19 in the southwestern Nariño department have already had their first child, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. According to the newspaper, as…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday the armed forces had total control over the security situation in the southwest of the country, following a string of alleged FARC attacks…
President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced “Troy II” a military operation aimed to curb drug trafficking, illegal mining and extortion in the north of Colombia. The president, speaking at…