Colombia’s senate president has revived the possibility of chemical castration for convicted rapists, local media reported Thursday. Senate President Roy Barreras filed the bill Thursday, sending a strong warning to…
Prominent FARC spokesman Rodrigo Granda insisted he is “supremely optimistic” about reaching a peace deal with the Colombian government. In an interview with the BBC, the senior rebel spokesperson, who…
A Canadian non-profit organization announced Thursday they will be providing millions in funding for a Colombian program to improve children’s health in the country. Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), which is funded…
A captured paramilitary leader has refused to testify in the preliminary investigation against Colombia’s housing minister who has been accused of ties to the warlord, reported local media Wednesday. The…
Colombia’s defense ministry has claimed 110 children demobilized from illegal armed militias in 2012 so far, reported El Tiempo Wednesday. According to Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon “In the last…
Colombian singer Juanes will act as the director of his country’s main newspaper El Tiempo for a day, with fellow musicians Shakira and Miguel Bose contributing as columnists, local media…
Police on Tuesday discovered an elaborate tunnel network in the north of Colombia, used by prominent fugitive drug trafficker “Megateo” to avoid capture. Drug trafficker and leader of the dissident…
Colombia’s third largest city Cali will consolidate its reputation as one of the world’s premier dance capitals when it hosts the seventh “World Salsa Festival” this September. From September 15 to…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC does not rule out presenting a candidate in the 2014 Colombian presidential elections, if peace talks with the government progress. In an interview with newspaper…