US urges ‘utmost restraint’ after Colombia protest violence
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday urged authorities in Colombia to act with "utmost restraint" to…
5 years ago
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UN condemns ‘excessive’ use of force in Colombia protests
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights office condemned Tuesday the "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia,…
5 years ago
At least 17 dead, 800 injured in days-long Colombia protests
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 17 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes that broke out…
5 years ago
Search on for 11 trapped in illegal goldmine in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Rescuers were working against the clock to rescue 11 people trapped in a flooded illegal goldmine…
5 years ago
Colombia becomes first country in Americas to receive Covax shots
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia became the first country in the Americas Monday to receive a delivery of coronavirus vaccines…
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Heavy rains kill five in Colombia, six missing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Floods caused by a particularly intense rainy season have killed at least five people and left…
6 years ago
Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans running on fumes
by Luis Bravo with Margioni Bermudez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AFP) — Cheap gasoline smuggled over the border…
6 years ago
Colombia lost forest area the size of Sao Paulo in 2019: report
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia lost 159,000 hectares of forest -- an area the size of Brazilian megacity Sao Paulo…
6 years ago
Emaciated lion Jupiter returning home to ‘mother’
CALI, Colombia (AFP) -- Emaciated with a vacant gaze and without the strength to stand upright, 20-year-old lion Jupiter's life…
6 years ago
Hitman for drug lord Pablo Escobar dies in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Pablo Escobar's most notorious hitman, known by the nickname Popeye, died on Thursday at age 57…
6 years ago
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…
6 years ago
Colombia plane crash kills seven
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least seven people were killed and another three injured when a small plane crashed in…
7 years ago
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