Lawsuit against Bogota mayor-elect fails
Gustavo Petro, elected as the next mayor of Bogota, was declared fit to take office on Wednesday, following an allegation that a previous criminal conviction might prevent him from doing…
Gustavo Petro, elected as the next mayor of Bogota, was declared fit to take office on Wednesday, following an allegation that a previous criminal conviction might prevent him from doing…
Colombian students say they maintain massive protests scheduled on Thursday, despite President Juan Manuel Santos’ proposal to withdraw a controversial reform on education. Santos told the students that he “accepts…
President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday he is willing to withdraw a controversial higher education reform bill that has sparked massive student protests throughout Colombia. According to the presidential Twitter…
Prominent columnist and conflict analyst Leon Valencia has fled Colombia due to death threats, while his colleague told RCN Radio Wednesday he will have to leave the country as well.…
Leaders of Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador arrived in Bogota on Tuesday to hold a meeting of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN). Bolivian President Evo Morales and Peruvian President Ollanta…
A Canadian sailor who was caught off the Colombian coast smuggling 881 pounds of cocaine claims there is “nothing wrong with cocaine trafficking” and U.S. authorities should “mind their own…
Drug smugglers failed to ship 470 pounds of Colombian cocaine hidden in a load of artichokes into Spain. The operation, carried out by both Spanish and Colombian authorities, led to…
Former policemen have formed criminal groups in Medellin, reported newspaper El Tiempo Tuesday. The newspaper said it received the information from a “top-secret” document from a foreign agency whose name…
Five people died after a Cali river suddenly flooded, local media reported Monday. The accident occurred Sunday in Choclona, a southern district of Cali. The five victims — four of…