Medellin police have arrested a man accused of being an important lieutenant of neo-paramilitary organization “Oficina de Envigado,” authorities announced Thursday. Carlos Augusto Correa Lopez, alias “Mono Pepe,” was arrested…
Barranquilla’s Atletico Junior dominated Medellin on Wednesday, with a final score of 4-3. Played at the Metropolitano stadium of Barranquilla, the game was tight, and saw impressive goals from both…
The number of children estimated to be working in manual labor in the Meta department, central Colombia, is double that of the rest of the country, an investigation revealed on…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos traveled to Turkey on Wednesday to strengthen diplomatic relations and continue negotiations to establish Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Mediterranean country. On this trip,…
Colombia’s second rainy season caused the deaths of 96 persons so far, according to a report from the Direction for Risk Management (DGR) released Tuesday. The DGR, a subdivision of…
Colombian congressmen announced on Tuesday their decision to effectively withdraw a controversial education reform, in order to put an immediate end to student protests. House representative Wilson Gomez declared that…
Gilberto Londoño Garcia, alleged business manager of drug-trafficking group Los Rastrojos’ operations in Ecuador, was arrested in northwest Bogota on Tuesday. The trafficker, alias “Profe” or “Serpa,” was allegedly in charge…
The 33rd International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema in Havana is to pay homage to Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, organizers announced Tuesday. The festival, set to run between December…
The northwest Colombian town of Bello released a new list of mayoral candidates on Tuesday after the majority of voters chose “none of the above” in the election in October.…