Strong tremors of earthquake in Columbia
Earthquake in Colombia: An earthquake occurred in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. Intensity measured 6.3 on the Richter scale. Crowds of people thronged the streets of the city.
Aug 18, 2023, 06:56 AM IST
Thousands of Colombians take it to streets to protest against tax proposals
Thousands of protesters came out on the streets in Colombia to protest against a controversial tax reform proposal. Several civilians got injured along with policemen.
Apr 29, 2021, 10:16 AM IST
Colombia violence: Three attacks in last 24 hours leave at least 17 dead
President Ivan Duque lamented the deaths in a message via his Twitter account.
Aug 23, 2020, 00:04 AM IST
Car bomb in Colombia police academy kills five: Bogota mayor
Authorities did not immediately say if the dead and wounded were police or civilians.
Jan 17, 2019, 21:35 PM IST
FIFA World Cup 2018: Cycling star Nairo Quintana calls for unity following Colombia's loss to Japan
"As a people, we have always showed that, united, we can face any circumstances," Quintana said in a Twitter post accompanied by a photograph of him wearing a national team jersey.
Jun 20, 2018, 15:51 PM IST
Colombia international full-back Frank Fabra to miss World Cup
Colombia international full-back Frank Fabra has been ruled out of the World Cup in Russia after suffering a serious knee injury, the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) said.
Jun 10, 2018, 15:59 PM IST
Colombian security forces kill top drug trafficker: President
The Gulf Clan, which accounts for some 70 percent of Colombia`s cocaine production, was born from the remnants of an outlawed right-wing paramilitary group which fought rebels during the country`s half-century civil conflict.
Sep 01, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
Nine dead after Colombia tourist boat sinks in reservoir
Ninety-nine people were rescued, Margarita Moncada, the head of disaster relief for Antioquia province, told journalists.
Jun 26, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
At least eleven die in Colombia coal mine explosion
At least eleven miners at an underground coal mine in Colombia have died and two remain missing after an explosion caused by methane gas, the government said on Saturday.
Jun 25, 2017, 08:49 AM IST
Eight killed, five missing in Colombia coal mine blast
Colombian coal production hit a record 90 million tons last year, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Jun 24, 2017, 20:23 PM IST
Colombia's ELN rebels free two kidnapped Dutch reporters: Officials
Rebels with Colombia`s National Liberation Army (ELN) group have freed two Dutch journalists snatched days ago in the country`s northeast.
Jun 24, 2017, 12:22 PM IST
Explosion rattles Colombia’s capital, 26 injured
An explosion injured at least 26 people in the Colombian capital Sunday, most of them police guarding a bullring that had been targeted by protests on reopening last month, officials said.
Feb 20, 2017, 10:32 AM IST
Amateur video captures Colombian cargo plane crash – Watch
The Boeing 727, operated by the Colombian carrier Aerosucre, was bound for Bogota from Puerto Carreno, near the Venezuelan border.
Dec 22, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Colombian cargo plane crash kills five crew
A Colombian cargo plane crashed three minutes after taking off in the east of the country Tuesday evening, killing five crew members and critically injuring another, officials said.
Dec 21, 2016, 14:05 PM IST
Colombia's FARC rebels turn over 13 child soldiers
Colombia's largest rebel group has handed 13 child soldiers over to an international humanitarian mission as part of a deal to end decades of bloody fighting.
Sep 11, 2016, 06:32 AM IST
Colombia court backs referendum on peace deal with FARC
A peace deal being negotiated with FARC rebels will ultimately be subject to a referendum once mooted by the Colombian government, the constitutional court ruled Monday.
Jul 19, 2016, 07:46 AM IST
Thousands of Colombians pose nude `in the name of peace`
Around 6,000 people in Colombia braved chills to pose naked in Bogota's Bolivar Plaza `in the name of peace` on Sunday.
Jun 07, 2016, 20:53 PM IST
Ex-mayor of Colombia's capital jailed 18 years for graft
The former leftist mayor of Colombia's capital has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for taking bribes in the awarding of ambulance contracts.
Mar 30, 2016, 08:12 AM IST
Scores of dismembered bodies found in Colombian jails
Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia`s capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebels and paramilitaries, investigators said on Wednesday.
Feb 18, 2016, 01:42 AM IST
Colombia arrests 11 in sex-trafficking ring
In the capital Bogota, four people were captured for being brokers of air tickets and visas to China, police said.
Nov 22, 2015, 03:03 AM IST
