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Landslide in Colombia: Three dead, 20 trapped

Bogota—A landslide engulfed a road Sunday in Colombia, killing three people and leaving some 20 trapped in the mud, authorities said. Crews were searching for...

Landslide in Colombia leaves three dead, 20 trapped

A landslide engulfed a road Sunday in Colombia, killing three people and leaving some 20 trapped in the mud, authorities said. Crews were searching for...

At least 17 dead in bloody 72 hours in Colombia

At least 17 people were killed over the last three days in Colombia in a spate of violent incidents, authorities said, highlighting the huge...

No choice: Colombia’s ex-guerrillas revert to coca, crime

By David Salazar When he laid down arms at the end of Colombia's decades-long civil conflict, Eiber Andrade did not expect to ever return to...

Two journalists shot and killed in Colombia: police

Assailants on a motorcycle shot and killed two journalists Sunday in Colombia as they returned from covering a carnival, police said.  Both worked for a...

Catholic Church reveals list of 26 alleged pedophile priests in Colombia

The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media...

Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist Chief Executive

Bogota—Gustavo Petro on Sunday took the oath of office as Colombia’s first-ever leftist president, before a crowd of hundreds of thousands at his inauguration...

Colombia’s first-ever leftist president sworn in

Ex-guerrilla and former mayor Gustavo Petro will be sworn in Sunday as Colombia's first-ever leftist president, with plans for profound reforms in a country...

Cartel steps up police attacks as Colombia power transfer nears

"The Clan is offering between $1,000 and $5,000 for each murder of a member of the security forces" By Juan Sebastian Serrano A dozen police officers...

52 inmates die, 26 more injured in prison riot, fire in Colombia

At least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia,...

At least 52 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire

At least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia,...

4 dead, lots hurt in Colombia as stands collapse in bullring

Bogota—At least four people were killed and more than 300 injured on Sunday when the grandstand at a bullring in Colombia collapsed during a...

Four dead, hundreds hurt as stands collapse in Colombia bullring

At least four people were killed and more than 300 injured on Sunday when the grandstand at a bullring in Colombia collapsed during a...

Jubilant Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president

BOGOTA—Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro was elected the first-ever left-wing president of Colombia on Sunday, after beating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a tense and unpredictable...
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