Colombia

Two endangered pink dolphins rescued from shallow Colombia river

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Two pink river dolphins, a mother and her calf, were rescued from a Colombian river where…

Colombia’s war on illegal gold mines also hits outlaw armed groups

by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse TRIÁNGULO DE TELEMBÍ, Colombia (AFP) -- From the army helicopter circling overhead, Colombian security forces…

Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening

UREÑA, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela and Colombia reopened the last stretch of their shared border Sunday that had remained closed…

Colombia landslide kills 34

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Heavy rains in northwest Colombia sent a wall of earth crashing onto a winding road, swallowing…

Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders,…

Eight killed in Colombia plane crash

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on…

Spanish court orders Shakira to stand trial in tax fraud case

  Barcelona, Spain (AFP) by Mathieu Gorse and Daniel Silva A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to…

At least 17 dead in bloody 72 hours in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 17 people were killed over the last three days in Colombia in a spate…

Army taking on gangs in Colombia’s biggest port

by Juan RESTREPO Agence France-Presse BUENAVENTURA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's army put on a show of force at the weekend…

Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist president

by Hector Velasco Agence France Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Gustavo Petro on Sunday took the oath of office as…

At least 52 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire

  BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire…

Four dead, hundreds hurt as stands collapse in Colombia bullring

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and more than 300 injured on Sunday when the grandstand…

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