Jubilant Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president
BOGOTA—Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro was elected the first-ever left-wing president of Colombia on Sunday, after beating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in ...
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Death toll in Colombia mine explosion rises to nine
The death toll in an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia has risen to nine, while six workers ...
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Colombian police kill drug kingpin
A fugitive member of Colombia’s Gulf Clan drug cartel wanted by the United States has been killed by police in ...
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Retired Colombian soldiers admit to murder of 120 civilians
Ten retired members of Colombia's military began admitting to victims' families on Tuesday their roles in the assassination of 120 ...
Read moreColombian military kills 11 leftist rebels
At least 11 leftist rebels were killed in military operations on Colombia's border with Peru, the army said on Tuesday. ...
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Drug kingpin wanted by US escapes prison in Colombia
A notorious drug lord wanted by prosecutors in the United States escaped from a prison in Colombia on Friday, authorities ...
Read moreEx-guerrilla Petro leads in Colombia presidential primaries
Bogota—Colombians voted for senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as the left’s presidential nominee by a wide margin on Sunday, ...
Read more‘Hunger hotspot’ Colombia: People scrounge for food
While the Colombian government fumes over being listed as a “hunger hotspot” by UN agencies, Heidy Garzon – a single ...
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Colombia decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy: court
Colombia's high court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy on Monday in a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic ...
Read more2 killed in attack on military base
Two people including a soldier were killed Wednesday in Colombia when a rebel’s motorized scooter exploded near the entrance to ...
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