‘FARC ambush’ leaves 3 police dead
Three policemen were killed and three more were wounded on Monday morning in an alleged FARC attack in Colombia’s southwest department of Cauca, El Tiempo reports. Armed FARC guerrillas allegedly…
Three policemen were killed and three more were wounded on Monday morning in an alleged FARC attack in Colombia’s southwest department of Cauca, El Tiempo reports. Armed FARC guerrillas allegedly…
The Colombian film “Retratos en un mar de mentiras” (Portraits in a Sea of Lies), directed by Carlos Gaviria, wins the Public Prize for the best fiction film at the…
The Prosecutor General’s Office ordered an investigation of three politicians and two former security forces heads over claims by extradited AUC member Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso” that he held…
Maria del Pilar Hurtado, a former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS who is under investigation for her role in the illegal wiretapping of government critics, has requested political asylum in…
Former Minister of the Interior and Justice Fabio Valencia Cossio denies allegations that he signed an “avalanche” of new contracts immediately before leaving power, El Espectator reported Friday. Current Interior and…
Colombia’s Cambio Radical and Liberal parties, which are both part of the governing “National Unity” coalition, will meet Tuesday to discuss a union between the two parties, W Radio reports. Liberal…
Bogota is hosting the “Dancing in the City Festival” this week, with performances by more than 300 dancers from around the world. Bogota holds eight dance festivals every year, and…
Colombia confirmed Thursday that a 15-year-old Ecuadorean girl was killed in an armed forces air raid on a FARC camp. During a meeting of the Commission on Sensitive Issues, attended…
Juanes performed his new album “P.A.R.C.E” for fans in Bogota on Wednesday, El Espectador reports. “I want you to be the first to hear the 12 songs before the album…