A woman from Cali has been dubbed Colombia’s “gold queen” after police accused her of exporting more than three metric tons of illegally mined gold to the United States. Mara…
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Almost 876,000 women were subjected to sexual violence in Colombia between 2010 and 2015, according to a study that was released on Thursday. The shocking figure revealed by the survey…
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Days after rejecting possible US military intervention in Venezuela, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday called on the international community to increase pressure on the neighboring country. In an…
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed on Wednesday that the country’s Supreme Court is under investigation for corruption, claiming it “hurt” him. The president said he was “hurt to confirm…
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Colombian authorities said Wednesday they had closed 12 businesses accused of laundering a total of $72 million a year in drug trafficking revenue for paramilitary organization AGC. The alleged front…
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The recent arrest of Colombia’s anti-corruption chief seems part of an unprecedented corruption scandal implicating three former Supreme Court presidents, two former senators and one former governor. According to newspaper…
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Colombia has eradicated almost 40,000 hectares of coca crops since a peace deal with the now-demobilized Marxist FARC guerrilla group came into effect, the country’s vice-president said Monday. According to…
More than 150,000 Venezuelans have sought refuge in Colombia illegally while another 50,000 have been granted residency in the first half of 2017, the country’s migration authority said Tuesday. The…
The silent, but persistent and deadly attacks on social leaders and human rights defenders has claimed another life in southern Colombia, pushing the number of leaders killed during the peace…
The United States’ Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Colombia trying to unnerve tensions about possible US military intervention in an ongoing crisis in neighboring Venezuela. Pence arrived in the…