FARC guerrillas have killed a policeman and injured two others during an attack in Colombia’s troubled southwestern province of Cauca, reported local media Monday. Patrolman Jhon Jairo Muñoz died Sunday night…
Authorities have captured another alleged participant in the attack against Colombia’s former minister Fernando Londoño Hoyos. Members of Colombia’s Counter-terrorism Committee, the Technical Investigation Team (CTI), captured Mario Arturo Ramos…
According to the new World Economic Forum Competitiveness Report, the biggest challenge to Colombia’s competitiveness is terrorism, followed closely by organized crime and violence. Colombia ranks worst out of 144…
A new U.S. report showed an increase in violent deaths due to Colombia’s armed conflict in 2011 and highlighted a rise in the number of rebel attacks against security forces.…
A Colombian general on Friday denied media reports that 3,000 more troops would arrive in Bogota to bolster security. General Gabriel Pinilla, commander of the Bogota-based 13th Brigade, told W…
Colombia’s army announced Thursday it will bring 3,000 additional troops to Bogota in order to increase security measures in the nation’s capital. “This device is composed of men trained in…
Colombia’s foreign minister promoted the country’s model for compensating victims of armed conflict Thursday at the United Nations (UN) Thursday. Chairing an open debate at the UN Security Council on…
ELN guerrillas murdered three police officers in the Casanare department in eastern Colombia Sunday, according to local media. Police assigned to the area were providing protection for an oil company…
Former minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, considered the frontrunner to oppose President Juan Manuel Santos in the 2014 elections, spoke on his potential candidacy and the problems facing Colombia under the…