The Brazilian government “doesn’t consider it appropriate” that Colombian rebel group the FARC discuss the country’s ongoing conflict before regional body UNASUR, announced Marco Aurelio Garcia, Brazil’s presidential advisor for…
Colombia’s Institute of Mining and Geology (Ingeominas) on Wednesday night lowered the alert on the Galeras volcano in the south-western department of Nariño from red to orange. Ingeominas director Mario Ballesteros said…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Thursday failed to elect a new national prosecutor general for the eighteenth time in a year, because they could not reach a sufficient consensus on a candidate.…
Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said Wednesday the international body has done everything it can to help patch up relations between Colombia and Venezuela. “The [Colombian]…
Colombian civil aviation authorities announced that at least two people have died in a plane crash in Aguazul, in the country’s south-east Casanare department. The HK-4429 registration twin engine aircraft reportedly crashed while…
The Colombian Prosecutor General’s office does not have the budget to investigate crimes committed by paramilitaries, nor to improve surveillance technologies, according to Vice Prosecutor General Fernando Pareja. Pareja told…
Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza congratulated Colombia and Venezuela for re-establishing bilateral ties during a press conference in Bogota Tuesday. Alluding to the two leaders’ agreement…
Colombia’s Institute of Mining and Geology (Ingeominas) issued a red alert warning that a second eruption of the Galeras volcano is imminent, after it erupted around 4AM Wednesday. Diego Gomez from…
Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera on Tuesday proposed adding an extra 20,000 police to the 155,000 already on foot patrol, in order to combat urban security issues in cities around…