Undoing what decades of structural violence does to a society takes more than ostentatious political moves
Washington’s envoy will have to straddle a tightrope in the delicate process to end civil war.
Brazil’s loss of their star player has dented their chances of winning a record sixth World Cup as they go on to face Germany in the semifinals.
On Wednesday, Colombians will relive the trauma of defender Andrés Escobar’s murder, days after he scored an own goal in a 1994 World Cup match.
Having won a close race, returning President Juan Manuel Santos vows to work towards peace.
The bid by aggrieved farmers to starve out the state has been met with tanks and troops ahead of the presidential election on May 25.
Once notorious Medellin, Colombia’s second city, is being held up as an example of how urban dynamics can be changed.
Colombia has expressed concern after revelations that the US spied on the US’s closest military ally in Latin America, and called for an explanation.
Colombia’s Farc rebels have kidnapped three oil workers and killed four soldiers in the nation’s south, says military sources.
A dozen Secret Service agents, sent to Colombia to provide security for President Obama have been relieved of duty after allegations of misconduct.
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/ 7 December 2011
Tens of thousands of Colombians have protested across the country to demand an end to half a century of guerrilla violence and kidnapping.
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/ 27 November 2011
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels executed four members of the military during a botched mission to free them after a decade as hostages.
Colombia prostitutes have united in a popular tourist destination to protect children from an international network of pimps and sexual predators.
The newspaper business, drained of readers and revenue and hounded by online media in much of North America and Europe, is thriving in Latin America.
Suspected Farc guerrillas have captured 23 Colombian oil contractors carrying out exploration work for Canada’s Talisman Energy.
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/ 14 January 2011
Colombian Congress to tackle money laundering that threatens to make football ‘non-viable’.
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has written for the first time about her six-year jungle ordeal.
South Africa extended an unbeaten run to nine games since Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as coach with a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Thursday.
Authorities detained more than 500 mainly African migrants last year in Colombia, a growing hub for people trafficking to the United States.
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/ 23 December 2009
Colombia said on Tuesday Farc guerrillas slit a state governor’s throat hours after they kidnapped him during a brazen raid.
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/ 12 November 2009
Colombia took what it called threats of war from neighbouring Venezuela to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
He is the 82-year old giant of Latin American literature who pioneered the school of magical realism and inspired a generation of novelists.
Colombian troops have killed a Farc guerrilla commander accused of ordering extortion and bombings around Bogota, said authorities.
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/ 24 February 2009
Packed with cocaine and grimly christened ”coffins”, sleek jungle-built submarines are steaming their way north from Colombia for the US market.
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/ 6 February 2009
Stunned scientists have found the fossilised remains of the world’s greatest snake — a serpent that was as long as a bus and snacked on crocodiles.
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/ 27 October 2008
Former Colombian lawmaker Oscar Tulio Lizcano was rescued by Colombia’s army on Sunday, after being held in captivity for more than six years.
Harrowing details about the captivity of Ingrid Betancourt in Columbia emerged on Friday as doubts surfaced over the official version of their rescue.
It was Ingrid Betancourt’s 2 321st day in captivity and it started like any other. At 4am she woke up and prayed to God.
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt freed from Farc rebels after six years
High-profile hostage Ingrid Betancourt was shocked when aid workers supposedly transporting her to a new location turned out to be state soldiers.
The founder and chief commander of Colombia’s Farc rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain camps. If confirmed, the death of Manuel Marulanda, who organised the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas in the 1960s, would be the heaviest blow yet to Latin America’s oldest insurgency.
Thousands of Colombians were evacuated around the Nevado del Huila volcano in the south-west part of the country on Tuesday after an eruption of ash and gas that caused no damage but put authorities on high alert. ”Constant monitoring of the situation will be maintained,” said a statement from Colombia’s Interior Ministry.