The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

Great Britain facing away tie against unseeded Colombia in Davis Cup qualifier

Colombia will choose the surface for the match in February.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022

Colombia, ELN rebels invite three more countries to help with peace talks

Colombia's government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Friday they have agreed to invite Brazil, Chile and Mexico as so-called guarantor countries in peace talks that seek to end nearly 60 years of conflict.

Reuters · Nov 25, 2022

Colombia's ex-FARC leaders face up to eight year sentences for kidnappings

Colombia's transitional justice tribunal recommended sentencing seven former FARC guerilla commanders to five to eight years for kidnappings and similar crimes during the country's decades-long armed conflict.

Reuters · Nov 25, 2022

Hard-working Colombian beetles clean garbage, retire as pets

A Colombian company is using beetles to transform food waste into fertilizer— and then sends some off to retirement as pets in Japan

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Small plane carrying eight people crashes into residential area of Colombia killing all onboard

Social media footage showed fire emerging from a building and plumes of thick smoke rising into the sky

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Colombia plane crash: At least eight killed after aircraft smashes into apartment blocks

A plane that had reported a problem with an engine crashed into apartment blocks in a residential area of Medellin, Colombia, with all eight people on board dying

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Colombia, ELN rebels start peace talks, hoping to end six decades of war

Negotiators from the Colombian government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) began peace talks on Monday, the first major step in President Gustavo Petro's efforts to end nearly 60 years of war.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Colombian government, guerrilla group resume peace talks

The Colombian government and the South American country’s largest remaining guerrilla group are set to resume peace negotiations, breaking a roughly four-year hiatus during which the rebels have expanded the territory where they operate

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Small plane crashes into residential area of Medellin, 8 people on board - city authorities

A small plane has crashed into a residential area of Colombia's second-largest city Medellin, its mayor said on Twitter on Monday.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

FARC dissident fighting leaves 18 dead in southern Colombia

At least 18 people died in fighting between two FARC dissident factions for control of a drug trafficking area in Colombia's southern jungle, said Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez on Monday.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022