Colombia’s Defense Minister, Gabriel Silva, said Wednesday that the country is finalizing the details to send a contingent of about fifty soldiers to Afghanistan before August, when President Alvaro Uribe’s…
After more than two years of investigation, Colombian authorities Thursday arrested eleven members of an international drug trafficking ring based in the capital city Bogota. The suspected narco-traffickers were arrested…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) is “a very important step for Colombia’s economic and social…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba has described the Spanish deputy prime minister’s decision to continue supporting the Uribe model of combating the FARC as “unfortunate,” reports W Radio. Cordoba spoke with…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba was involved in a car accident in Spain on Thursday and described events as “very strange” via her Twitter page. The “Colombians for Peace” leader was…
One of the most important events in Colombia’s cultural calendar, the 16th Eurocine Festival will be touring the country’s major cities in the coming weeks, to showcase the best in…
Colombian airline Avianca announced that it will open up a new connection between the central Colombian city of Medellin and Spain’s capital Madrid, as well as increasing flights between Bogota and…
A grand spectacle of song and dance is set to hit Bogota this month with a run of performances dedicated to the Spanish musical theater genre of zarzuela, showing at…
Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy commended President Alvaro Uribe on improving Colombia’s human rights record during his administration, following a meeting with the president on Friday. Rajoy, the parliamentary leader…