The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

Alvaro Hodeg returns to action at Giro di Sicilia 18 months after serious accident

Training crash left Colombian sprinter with career-threatening injuries

Cycling News · Apr 11, 2023

Colombian convicted for racism directed at nation's Black VP

A 62-year-old woman has been convicted of discrimination and harassment on for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment protest last year

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

More Colombian suspects in Moïse assassination questioned by FBI during Haiti visit

U.S. federal agents visited Haiti this week where they questioned several Colombian suspects in the ongoing investigation into the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Miami Herald · Apr 8, 2023

Real estate agents who speak multiple languages are in demand as Philly’s immigrant population rises

PHILADELPHIA — After Carlos Giraldo came to Philadelphia from Colombia at age 17, he learned a lesson about the power of language that stuck with him.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 6, 2023

Colombia to evacuate those closest to Nevado del Ruiz volcano

Colombian authorities plan to evacuate people living within 15 kilometers of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which is being monitored for a possible eruption, with more evacuations possible in the coming days.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

Almost half of human rights defenders killed last year were in Colombia

The county was the deadliest for rights activists in 2022, and Latin America and Ukraine together accounted for 80% of the 401 deaths

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2023

Venezuela starts to see some perks of renewed ties with Colombia

Cross-border trade between Colombia and Venezuela has slowly opened up after the countries reengaged following years of bad relations.

WEKU · Apr 4, 2023

Colombia evacuates families living near active volcano

Colombian officials have begun to evacuate 40 families from their homes after a volcano in the center of the country showed high levels of seismic activity that could signal an eruption in the coming days or weeks

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Brian Moser obituary

Documentary-maker whose films for the series Disappearing World told the stories of remote communities under threat

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of women around the world

From Bogotá to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next generation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023