Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez sought to diffuse escalating tensions with Venezuela Wednesday, following Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s threat to close the border permanently. The Colombian government denounces the deaths…
Colombian NGO Colombia Diversa will speak before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington DC Thursday to denounce human rights abuses against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT)…
A Venezuelan national, allegedly tied to Colombian paramilitaries, was arrested Tuesday for the assassination of two officers of the Venezuelan Civil Guard. The border between the two countries remains closed,…
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and his Ecuadorean counterpart Fander Falconi agreed on Tuesday to continue taking steps in what has to lead to the restoration of ties between the…
Four members of the Colombian armed forces were killed by a landmine Monday afternoon in the southern department of Caquetá. The army said Tuesday that they believe the landmine was…
Around 9,000 people living in the risk zones of the Galeras and Huila volcanoes have ignored orders to evacuate the vicinity, national emergency services warned on Tuesday. Both volcanoes are…
The head of the Catholic Church called on the Colombian government to expediate the process of hostage negotaitions with the FARC. Negotiations have remained deadlocked for several months Monsignor Juan…
Colombian Congress on Tuesday received a copy of the controversial military pact with the U.S., signed by both nations last Friday. Congress is not permitted to amend the pact but…
Police seized two tons of drugs in 564 simultaneous raids of local drug dealers’ houses conducted around Colombia. The director of Dijin, Colombia’s National Police Agency, general Gilberto Ramírez Calle…