Colombia

Colombians vote in high stakes presidential runoff

by Hector Velasco Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that features promises of…

Left hopes for historic win in Colombia’s ‘change election’

by Mariëtte Le Roux and Lina Vanegas © Agence France-Presse Bogota, COLOMBIA (AFP) -- Colombians go to the polls Sunday…

At least six children killed in Colombia school bus accident

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - Six children died and over a dozen were injured on Tuesday after their school bus rolled…

Refugee camp in Bogota park evokes pain of conflict

by Hervé BAR, with Diego LEGRAND Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - Far from their ancestral homes, more than 1,000…

At least 11 dead in Colombia mudslide

DOSQUEBRAAS, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 11 people died and 35 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains…

End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?

by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…

Record heat, forest fires in Colombia’s Amazon in January

January of this year was the hottest month in the Colombian Amazon in a decade, leading to an increase in…

Warring guerrillas bring misery to Colombian region

by Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse SARAVENA, Colombia (AFP) - Fear reigns in northeastern Colombia on the border with Venezuela where…

Environmental activist, 14, shot dead in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - A 14-year-old environmental activist has been shot dead in Colombia, indigenous groups and officials said, in…

23 dead in clashes between Colombian rebels

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 23 people -- four of them Venezuelans -- were killed in fighting between rival…

Colombian Amazon: casualty of peace

by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse San José del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) - In just a few minutes, an enormous century-year-old…

Bird watching for peace in Colombia

by Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse PLANADAS, Colombia (AFP) - As a bird perches on a telegraph pole, two young girls…

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