Colombian superstar Shakira will award prizes to educational pioneers at the Sixth Summit of the Americas. The singer will hand out awards recognizing programs which educate children under 6-years-old in…
Children have been severely affected by recent Colombian violence, Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) said Thursday, with four killed and 13 injured. Three bombings, two grenade attacks and and two land…
The Colombian government has signed a $1 million deal with the Discovery Channel to make programs for its citizens. The agreement, signed at the presidential palace, will see the government…
A former governor and two ex-congressmen have been jailed for seven and a half years for participating in the Ralito Pact, a 2001 agreement between paramilitaries and politicians. Colombia’s Supreme…
A Colombian judge has jailed four Costa Rican fishermen accused of the massacre of more than 2,000 sharks off the Pacific coast last year. The men are charged with illegal…
More than 700 reports of child sex abuse were reported in Bogota in 2011, an 11% rise on the previous year, reported local media Wednesday. Councillor Martha Ordonez said the…
A lawyer representing the relatives of 15 people who died in a pipeline explosion has formally accused Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol of criminal damage. According to Aberlardo de la…
At least 850 anti-personnel mines have been uncovered by police in southern Colombia, local media reported Tuesday. The devices were found in a cave during an operation aimed at damaging…
Shakira takes world domination one step further, attracting the attention of an Oscar-nominated Bollywood director. With her hip-shaking and belly-dancing skills firmly in place, the Colombian superstar reckons she’s perfect…