Uribe to form new political movement: Report
Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe is planning to form and lead a new political party with the hope of winning more than a third of the seats in the Senate in…
Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe is planning to form and lead a new political party with the hope of winning more than a third of the seats in the Senate in…
Members of the FARC’s 36th Front set fire to two buses Thursday in Colombia’s northern department of Antioquia. The attack occured between the villages of Puerto Valdivia and Taraza where…
The Colombian government under President Juan Manuel Santos has not been effective in protecting the rights of its internally displaced people (IDPs), the internal displacement monitoring center reported Thursday. The…
Colombia’s former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo blamed army intelligence Thursday for the false demobilization of the FARC’s Cacica Gaitana Front in 2006. Restrepo defended himself against allegations of irregularities…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a bill Wednesday that eliminates wage discrimination against women. “I just enacted this law which will eliminate discrimination that exists today against women with…
Bogota’s interim mayor signed an anti-corporal punishment bill Wednesday in an effort to ensure children’s rights. The Ministry of Health has been assigned to implement the annual campaign that promotes…
An airplane crashed in Colombia’s eastern department of Arauca, injuring 5 people. The crash was apparently caused by a mechanical failure within yards of landing on the runway at the…
A police office was killed and at least five were wounded during clashes with rebels in Colombia’s northeastern department of Arauca. According to RCN Radio, there was one death and…
Bogota’s homicide rate between 2010 and 2011 has dropped from 23.4 to 21.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, the capital city’s outgoing interim mayor says. According to interim Mayor Clara Lopez, the…