The 1989 bombing of Avianca Airlines flight 203 was a crime against humanity, Guillermo Mendoza, Colombia’s Prosecutor General, said Tuesday. Mendoza’s announcement came two months before the time limit for…
One hundred and ten million tons of thermal coal were discovered in northern Colombia, Brazilian energy company MPX MPXE announced Tuesday. According to the Brazilians, the discovery was made in…
Colombia has rebuilt its institutions and reestablished the legitimacy of its democracy with U.S. resources, the U.S. State Department’s magazine says. According to State, a monthly publication by the U.S.…
Several right-wing presidential candidates and President Alvaro Uribe met privately on Monday to agree on an electoral strategy for 2010 Colombian presidential contest, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. Noemí Sanín,…
Paramilitaries plan to kill a Colombian senator, three judges and two former government officials, Supreme Court president Augusto Ibañez announced Monday. According to Ibañez, an old friend of him told…
Foreign tourists in Colombia will be able to enjoy the return of their VAT, the Colombian government announced, to the delight of local businesses. The measure allows foreign tourists to…
Colombian illegal armed groups are recruiting demobilized paramilitaries to work as mercenaries in Honduras, several Colombian media reported Monday. According to newspaper El Tiempo, some Honduran business people are hiring…
President Alvaro Uribe and Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno will coordinate the largest tremor drill in Colombia’s history. The drill will take place at 62 emergency scenarios in Bogota, will last…
Small Colombian airlines substantially increased their market participation owing to the declared airline price war, RCN Radio reported Thursday. According to the country’s air transportation authorities, small airlines reported two-digit…