Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord told armed forces: ‘You beat me’ when caught
The man Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: “You beat me” when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the...
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Colombia nabs Otoniel, drug kingpin and gang leader
Colombia‘s armed forces have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, in the biggest blow to drug trafficking in the Andean country since the death...
Late goal gives Brazil controversial 2-1 win over Colombia
Brazil went behind for the first time in eight games on Wednesday but responded with a controversial equaliser before netting a dramatic winner deep into...
Copa America games moved from Colombia after civil unrest
The 2021 Copa America will no longer feature games in co-host Colombia after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) decided on Thursday to move games away from...
Colombia protests enter third week with national strike
Anti-government protests in Colombia entered their third week on Wednesday as unions, student groups and other organizations convened a national strike after fruitless talks with...
Colombia demolishes drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s former home
Colombia destroyed an infamous apartment building which was once home to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in a controlled implosion on Friday, after the site became a tourist...
Landslide pushes Colombian bus into ravine, killing at least 13
At least 13 people, including a newborn, were killed on Sunday when a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia, the disaster...
Colombian army helicopter crash kills 10
Ten people were killed when a Colombian army helicopter crashed near the town of Segovia, in northern Antioquia province, on Tuesday, the army said. The...
Pope to see a Medellin that has put drug wars in its past
Pope Francis on Saturday travels to Medellin, once notorious as the stomping grounds of drug lord Pablo Escobar, to find a city transformed since his...
Search continues after Colombia tourist boat accident (Update)
Rescue workers searched on Monday for as many as 16 people believed to be missing after a tourist boat sank the previous day in a...
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills 3, wounds 9
Three women were killed and nine wounded after an explosive device detonated in a restroom in a busy upscale shopping center in Colombia’s capital on...
Rescuers, locals dig for Colombia flood victims, 254 die
By Jaime Saldarriaga Families and rescuers searched desperately on Sunday through mud-plastered rubble for victims of flooding and landslides in Colombia that have killed 254...
Bolivia suspends airline as Colombian crash probe points to lack of fuel (Update)
Bolivian authorities on Thursday suspended the license of a tiny charter airline whose plane crashed in Colombia this week after apparently running out of fuel,...
Plane in Colombia crash was running out of fuel
The pilot of a plane that crashed in Colombia virtually wiping out a Brazilian football team had radioed he was running out of fuel and...
Plane carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense football team crashes in Colombia, 76 dead
Brazilian football team Chapecoense, heading for the biggest game in their history, were on board a plane that crashed into Colombian jungle, killing 76 people,...
The problem with referendums
President Juan Manuel Santos was not obliged to hold a referendum to ratify the deal to end sixty years of war between the Colombian government...
Colombia’s Santos, rival Uribe willing to work on peace deal
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition rival Alvaro Uribe met on Wednesday in a bid to resolve differences over a peace deal with Marxist...
Colombia’s peace deal in limbo after shock referendum (Updated)
Colombia’s government and Marxist Farc guerrillas scrambled on Monday to revive a plan to end their 52-year war after voters rejected the hard-negotiated deal as too...
Colombians reject deal to end 52-year FARC rebel war
By Helen Murphy and Julia Symmes Cobb Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal with Marxist guerrillas in a referendum on Sunday, plunging the nation into...
Colombia tipped for Nobel Peace Prize after deal to end war
A Colombian peace accord ending a half-century of war is widely tipped for the Nobel Peace Prize next week, returning the award to its roots...