Cuba’s foreign minister on Thursday thanked Colombia for its support, while blaming the U.S. for its exclusion from the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena next month. “I wish…
Human rights defenders promoting land restitution are to be given greater protection, the Colombian government announced in a statement Wednesday. The National Protection Unit, the government agency in charge of…
A Venezuelan soldier has been killed and three injured in clashes with the Colombian Army after crossing into Colombia illegally, according to unofficial sources reported by RCN Radio. Members of the…
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara looks set to star alongside filmmaker Woody Allen in a new film. According to U.S. media outlets the Barranquilla stunner has accepted a supporting role in…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the country’s 32 governors signed an agreement Tuesday to advance women’s rights. In a country where 99% of abortions last year were illegal, a…
A cousin of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was injured in a botched kidnapping Tuesday. The cousin, Gabriel Posado, was allegedly kidnapped by four men and one woman on the…
Forced disappearances remain a persistent practise in Colombia, the United Nations Human Right’s Council concluded in a debate Tuesday, reported Radio Caracol. The Council discussed a report published by the…
Emerald Energy has suspended oil operations in Colombia’s south western department of Caqueta following a succession of guerrilla attacks, Radio Caracol announced Tuesday. The company has decided to stop work…
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez a prestigious state prize Tuesday. A cancer-stricken Marquez received the Order of Honour for his work “strengthening the friendship between…