Priest murdered inside north Colombia church, suspect nearly lynched to death
A priest who used to be mayor of the northern Colombian city of Monteria was stabbed to...
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Colombia’s ‘world-renowned’ National Livestock Fair, beauty pageant kicks off next week
Preparations are well underway for the week-long National Livestock Fair and beauty pageant...
Livestock beauty pageant winner crowned at popular Colombian festival
21-year-old Karen Jimenez was crowned the new Queen of Livestock during the 37th annual Pageant for People and Culture of Livestock, a festival celebrating local culture in the northern Colombian city of Monteria. Jimenez is a...
22 injured as student protests across Colombia turn violent
Student protests against education reform in three Colombian cities left 22 people injured Wednesday, W Radio reported. Hundreds of students took to the street, clashing with authorities in Cali, Neiva and Monteria. Outside the...
North Colombia mayor candidate reports ‘paramilitary smear campaign’
Political opponents of a mayoral candidate in northern Colombia reportedly offered demobilized paramilitaries over $15,000 to testify that he had links to paramilitary groups, El Espectador reported Monday. Daniel Cabrales, a...
Top crime suspects taken down in northern Colombia
Colombian authorities captured over 25 alleged criminal gang leaders and members Thursday, through special Operation Dignity as a part of Plan Troy, reports Colombian media. Operation Dignity successfully captured four alleged...
Rare white lion born in Colombian circus (video)
A rare white lion cub was born in a Colombian circus in the city of Monteria. The cub, named Milagros – or ‘Miracles’ – is now one of only 300 white lions left in the world. Both of Milagro’s parents have normal yellow fur and...
Ambulance kills 2, injures 1 in northern Colombia
An ambulance rushing to the scene of an emergency has killed two people and left one injured in the northern Colombian department of Cordoba. The accident occurred in the department capital of Monteria, where the ambulance...
Congressman wants paramilitary statue demolished
A congressman demands demolition of a statue that pays homage to paramilitaries in Cordoba, a department recently hit by neo-paramilitary violence. Congressman Ivan Cepeda made a request via the right of constitutional appeal to...
North Colombia floods affect thousands
The north Colombian department of Cordoba is on high alert after the Sinu River burst its banks leaving much of the regional capital Monteria under water, while many parts of the Andean nation struggle to deal with the...
Not all Colombian contract killers are spotty teenagers
A report in Colombian tabloid El Espacio proved that not all the country’s contract killers are spotty teenagers, but that some are attractive women. According to the newspaper, a “beautiful woman with blonde...
Police revealed as ‘Los Paisas’ gang members
Seventeen members of the “Los Paisas” drug trafficking gang were captured in two raids in Medellin and Cali, El Heraldo reported Friday. Among those arrested were six members of state security agencies, including two...
