Mine explosion traps 100 workers
Emergency services are working to free around 100 workers trapped following an explosion in a tunnel in the San Fernando mine located in Amaga, in the central Colombian department of…
Emergency services are working to free around 100 workers trapped following an explosion in a tunnel in the San Fernando mine located in Amaga, in the central Colombian department of…
Former Colombian President and Liberal Party heavyweight Cesar Gaviria announced Wednesday that he will support Juan Manuel Santos’ bid for the 2010 presidency, a move which outgoing President Alvaro Uribe…
With only four days left until Colombia goes to the polls to elect the nation’s next president, candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus went head-to-head to tackle the big…
The government on Tuesday raised the alert code to orange for the Nevado del Huila volcano in south-west Colombia, after an increased level of volcanic activity was detected. The Interior…
The Colombian government denied the U.S.’s extradition request for Freddy “El Aleman” Rendon Herrera, a former paramilitary leader wanted by the U.S. for drug trafficking, but approved that of DMG…
The Colombian government took the first step towards reopening the nation’s Justice Ministry, with the House of Representatives approving the first debate on the proposal, El Espectador reports. Minister Fabio…
Colombia’s Inspector General asked the Valle department’s High Council of the Judiciary to reinstate a ban against former Governor Juan Carlos Abadia from holding public office. The Inspector General’s office…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt praised the Colombia army’s rescue of four FARC captives and urged those who remain imprisoned by the rebel organization not to lose hope of being…
Two FARC guerrillas were sentenced to nineteen years and three months in jail for the kidnap of the three U.S. contractors, who were later rescued by the Colombian military in…