Bogota extends gun ban
Colombian authorities have extended a law banning firearms in Bogota for three months. The original ban, which had a trial period of 90 days starting February 1 of this year,…
Colombian authorities have extended a law banning firearms in Bogota for three months. The original ban, which had a trial period of 90 days starting February 1 of this year,…
Hired assassins shot and killed a former mayor in the central Colombia department of Santander Sunday, reported local media. The gunmen arrived at the estate of Deogracias Pinzon Suarez, former…
A Colombian government study revealed high levels of drug use among students, local media reported Thursday. According to officials, the report demonstrates that the Andean nation is increasingly becoming a…
A governor charged with embezzlement in southwest Colombia has been removed from her post and banned from holding public office for eleven years. Cielo Gonzalez, a member of the country’s…
Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S. Gabriel Silva asked the White House for a new and more meaningful apology for the Secret Service sex scandal, reported Colombian daily El Tiempo Silva contacted…
Senator Armando Benedetti was inaugurated to the First Committee of the Senate Tuesday, despite allegations that the ex-Senate president had ties with paramilitary groups, reported local media. The Supreme Court has…
Popular Colombian singer-songwriter Andres Cepeda will be taking a short break from working on his latest album to record two tracks with English artists at legendary recording studio Abbey Road.…
Colombian authorities killed three alleged FARC members during a military operation in southwest Colombia, reported local media Tuesday. The Nariño Department offensive targetted a rebel base and also resulted in the…
The United States government denied reports that the leader of the Rastrojos drug trafficking organization had turned himself over to U.S. authorities, according to Colombian Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra, reported…