A Bogota court ruled that the civilian deaths caused by M-19 guerrillas in the November 1985 Palace of Justice siege are crimes against humanity and therefore not subject to a…
Shakira is set to star as the title role in the 3D Bollywood film “Kaali: The Warrior Goddess.” Producer Karan Arora said “It will be a full-length, two-hour Hindi film…
U.S. NGO the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) expressed disappointment at the U.S. State Department’s decision to certify that Colombia’s government meets with statutory requirements on human rights. WOLA…
The United Nations awarded Colombia a $5.6 million grant to eliminate 596 tons of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), a potent greenhouse gas used primarily in the production of refrigerators. Environment Minister Beatriz…
Former lawmakers Zulema Jattin and Eleonora Pineda testified before the Supreme Court that they were not aware of any illegal ties between former senator Mario Uribe and paramilitary groups.…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday called 29 soldiers to trial for their alleged involvement in the 2005 murder of two civilians, who the soldiers reported as guerrillas killed in…
An earthquake registering 2.6 on the Richter scale hit the central Colombian Tolima department just 8 miles north east of the Cerro Machin, the country’s second most dangerous volcano, authorities…