Party over: UN envoys blasted for party with Colombia rebels
United Nations observers are in hot water in Colombia over a video showing them dancing with leftist rebels while deployed to watch over the guerrillas as part of a peace deal.
Jan 04, 2017, 04:40 AM IST
Investigations confirms crashed plane in Colombia carrying football team was out of fuel
The LaMia airlines charter flight crashed just outside Medellin on November 28, virtually wiping out the Chapecoense Real football club.
Dec 27, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
Colombia confirms crashed plane was out of fuel
Preliminary investigations have confirmed that a plane that crashed in the Colombian mountains last month killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian football team was out of fuel, officials said Monday.
Dec 27, 2016, 02:33 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
Pope seeks common ground on Colombia peace deal with Santos, Uribe
Pope Francis brought together Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe at the Vatican Friday, without managing to persuade them to overcome their differences over an historic peace accord with FARC rebels.
Dec 16, 2016, 23:11 PM IST
Venezuela extends border closing with Colombia, Brazil
Venezuela extended the closure of its borders with Colombia and Brazil for another 72 hours as part of a drive to fight what it calls criminals hoarding 100-bolivar banknotes.
Dec 16, 2016, 11:12 AM IST
Venezuela closes border with Colombia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of Venezuelan border with Colombia for 72 hours till Thursday to deal with the "mafias" operating and smuggling out Venezuelan currency.
Dec 13, 2016, 10:04 AM IST
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos travelled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, together with representatives of the thousands of victims of the country`s half-century conflict, the media reported on Friday.
Dec 09, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC
Colombia`s Congress on Wednesday unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.
Dec 01, 2016, 10:19 AM IST
Colombia, FARC rebels to sign new peace deal today
A new peace accord between Colombia`s government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed on Thursday and sent to Congress for approval. This was announced by President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday, bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer.
Nov 24, 2016, 05:38 AM IST
Colombia, FARC rebels to sign new peace deal on Thursday
A new peace accord between Colombia`s government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed on Thursday and sent to Congress for approval, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer.
Nov 23, 2016, 06:27 AM IST
Colombia's ELN rebels kill 2 in 'terrorist act': Military
Colombia's ELN rebels have killed two civilian truck drivers in the country's northeast in a "terrorist act", the military said hours after the government suspended peace talks over an ELN kidnapping.
Oct 28, 2016, 11:24 AM IST
No peace talks with ELN until rebels free hostage: Colombia
Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo said the government was prepared to postpone the talks until it was "certain" that former congressman Odin Sanchez had been freed
Oct 28, 2016, 00:35 AM IST
Colombia to open talks with second rebel group
The Colombian government is due to open talks Thursday with the country`s second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), but a down-to-the-wire hostage dispute has kept the nation in suspense.
Oct 27, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
World Cup Qualifiers: Lionel Messi back in Argentina squad for Brazil duel
Bauza`s side are currently fifth in the South American zone standings with 16 points from 10 matches.
Oct 22, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Colombia's president extends ceasefire with FARC through yearend
Colombia`s President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.
Oct 14, 2016, 06:34 AM IST
'Colombia peace accord`s defeat may be for the best'
The leader of Colombia`s FARC said Wednesday it may have been for the best that the peace accord negotiated with the government was rejected in a national referendum.
Oct 13, 2016, 07:53 AM IST
Colombia, FARC rebels agree to revisit peace deal
The Colombian government and FARC rebels said Friday they have agreed to discuss "adjustments" to a contested peace deal and continue a bilateral ceasefire.
Oct 07, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
Colombia peace bid `too far to turn back` after Nobel: UN chief Ban Ki-moon
The leader of Colombia`s FARC rebels, Timoleon Jimenez, was notably not named a co-recipient of the Nobel.
Oct 07, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
