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Death toll in Colombia mine explosion rises to nine

The death toll in an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia has risen to nine, while six workers remain unaccounted for, the...

Colombian police kill drug kingpin

A fugitive member of Colombia’s Gulf Clan drug cartel wanted by the United States has been killed by police in the South American country,...

Retired Colombian soldiers admit to murder of 120 civilians

Ten retired members of Colombia's military began admitting to victims' families on Tuesday their roles in the assassination of 120 civilians that were later...

Colombian military kills 11 leftist rebels

At least 11 leftist rebels were killed in military operations on Colombia's border with Peru, the army said on Tuesday. The rebels were suspected dissidents...

Drug kingpin wanted by US escapes prison in Colombia

A notorious drug lord wanted by prosecutors in the United States escaped from a prison in Colombia on Friday, authorities confirmed. Juan Larrinson Castro Estupinan,...

Ex-guerrilla Petro leads in Colombia presidential primaries

Bogota—Colombians voted for senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as the left’s presidential nominee by a wide margin on Sunday, making him the front...

‘Hunger hotspot’ Colombia: People scrounge for food

While the Colombian government fumes over being listed as a “hunger hotspot” by UN agencies, Heidy Garzon – a single mother of nine –...

Colombia decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy: court

Colombia's high court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy on Monday in a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic country, one of only...

2 killed in attack on military base

Two people including a soldier were killed Wednesday in Colombia when a rebel’s motorized scooter exploded near the entrance to a military base in...

Colombian dies publicly under court’s new euthanasia policy

CALI, Colombia—Victor Escobar decided to die and to do so publicly, becoming one of the first Latin Americans to end their life without suffering...

Coca-Cola threatens to sue Colombia’s ‘Coca Pola’ beer over name

BOGOTA, Columbia—Drinks giant Coca-Cola has threatened legal action against a small Colombian business unless it changes the name of its Coca Pola beer, according...

Safe tripping: Drug tests to protect Colombia partygoers

"Call it enjoying responsibly."   By Juan Sebastian Serrano   Young people clutching samples of cocaine, ecstasy and LSD are lined up outside a nightclub in Bogota....

Venezuela opposition heavyweight calls for end to interim govt

One of Venezuela's opposition heavyweights called Sunday for an end to the country's interim government that was formed in 2019 to try to oust...

Colombia sorry for police cadets in Nazi uniforms

BOGOTA—Colombia’s President Ivan Duque issued an apology Friday after cadets at a police academy caused outrage by dressing up as Nazis for a “cultural...
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