At least 23 killed in armed clashes in Colombia's Arauca, government says Twenty-three people have been reported killed so far in Colombia's Arauca province amid fighting between illegal armed groups, Defense Minister Diego Molano told a news conference late on Monday. World 04 Jan, 2022
Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid Colombian security forces have captured the country’s most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right. World 24 Oct, 2021
Helicopter carrying Colombia's president attacked; all safe Colombian President Iván Duque said Friday that a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft. World 26 Jun, 2021
Five Colombian indigenous guards killed, possibly by rebel dissidents, military says BOGOTA: Five Colombian indigenous guards, tasked with protecting the country’s tribal reservations, were killed in a confrontation, possibly with dissident rebel fighters on Tuesday, the military said. The attack on the guards by “presumed... Women 30 Oct, 2019
Maduro alerts Venezuela military, citing Colombian threat CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro ordered Venezuela's military to hold exercises along the border with Colombia, accusing the neighboring nation's president of plotting an attack as tensions mounted Tuesday between the two South American... Women 04 Sep, 2019
Colombian ELN rebels behind car bomb that killed 21 says defense minister BOGOTA: Colombia's ELN rebel group was responsible for the car bomb attack against a police academy that killed at least 21 and injured dozens, Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said on Friday, making unlikely any possibility of restarting... Women 18 Jan, 2019
10 dead in car bombing at police academy in Colombia capital BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: A car bomb exploded at a heavily guarded police academy in Colombia’s capital on Thursday, killing 10 people and injuring dozens in an attack that recalled the bloodiest chapters of the country’s drug-fueled guerrilla... Women 18 Jan, 2019
Colombia seizes 12 tons of cocaine, its biggest ever haul BOGOTA: Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia's top crime gang on Wednesday, the biggest haul ever in the nation's long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said. The cocaine, with a US market... Women 09 Nov, 2017
Colombia's ELN says it killed Russian hostage; risks peace talks with government NORTHWESTERN JUNGLES: Colombia's ELN guerrilla group said a Russian-Armenian citizen it held hostage for six months was killed in April while trying to escape, a startling admission that risks throwing current peace talks with the government into... Women 03 Sep, 2017
After decades of war, Colombia's FARC rebels to debut political party BOGOTA: Colombia's leftist FARC rebel group will debut its political party at a conference beginning on Sunday, a key step in its transition into a civilian organization after more than 50 years of war and its first chance to announce policy to... Women 27 Aug, 2017
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills three, wounds nine BOGOTA: 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 Saturday. The Andino shopping mall in an exclusive area of Bogota was evacuated after... Women 18 Jun, 2017
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills three, wounds nine BOGOTA: 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 Saturday. The Andino shopping mall in an exclusive area of Bogota was evacuated... Women 18 Jun, 2017
