Colombia set the tone for the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development, widely known as Rio+20, by spearheading a major environmental proposal that elicited a positive response from the…
A leading Brazilian politician will present a bill Monday calling for Colombian FARC rebels to be classified as “terrorists.” Otavio Leite, deputy leader of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB),…
International airline AviancaTaca announced Tuesday that it will begin operating direct flights from Bogota, Colombia, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, three times weekly, local media reported. The new flight route,…
Jairo Clopatosfky Ghisays, director of Coldeportes, the Colombian sports council, has been elected as the new president of the American Sports Council (CADE). Clopatofsky’s election took place during a Wednesday…
Testimony by a former member of Colombian guerrilla group the FARC reveals that for at least the last two decades the organization has developed “an extensive network” for smuggling drugs…