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Claudia Lopez, a symbol of the fight against corruption in Colombia, on Sunday became the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital Bogota. (Photo: AP)

Colombia elects first woman mayor of Bogota

The elections were beset by violence in more than a quarter of municipalities, the electoral mission observatory said.

28 Oct 2019 12:15 PM

At least seven people were killed and another three injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on Sunday, a firefighter said. (Photo: AFP)

Colombia plane crash kills seven, three injured

The cause of the crash was not known and an investigation was underway, Ganan said.

16 Sep 2019 8:17 AM

Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the world's biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation. (Photo: AFP)

Amazon nations meet in indigenous hut at Colombia over forest protection

The summit took place in wake of an international outcry over raging fires that have devastated swaths of Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia.

07 Sep 2019 12:02 PM

Trump cited what he considered past cases of successful gunboat diplomacy in the region, according to the official, like the invasions of Panama and Grenada in the 1980s. (Photo: AP)

Trump repeatedly suggested invasion of Venezuela last year: US official

Two high-ranking Colombian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid antagonizing Trump confirmed the report.

05 Jul 2018 10:58 AM

Duque comfortably won the first round last month, having campaigned on a pledge to rewrite the agreement signed by former President Juan Manuel Santos. (Photo: AP)

Ivan Duque becomes youngest Colombian Prez, pledges to revamp FARC deal

41-yr-old Duque polled just over 54 percent to his leftist rival Gustavo Petro's 41.7 per cent with 97 per cent of the vote counted.

18 Jun 2018 12:19 PM

Jhon Jairo Velasquez, known by his nickname Popeye, was paroled in 2014 after confessing to hundreds of murders. (Photo: AP)

Hitman for Pablo Escobar caught partying, violating parole; re-arrested

Jhon Jairo Velasquez's presence at a raucous birthday party constituted a 'very serious' offence.

10 Dec 2017 3:54 PM

President Nicolas Maduro made clear in a televised address Saturday that he intends to use the assembly not just to rewrite the country's charter but to govern as 'a power that's above and beyond every other'. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

What's next? New Venezuela assembly has vast powers

Many speculate they will choose Diosdado Cabello, the hard-line leader of the ruling socialist party, as their chairman.

01 Aug 2017 10:17 AM

Police said a bomb from an undetermined explosive had caused the destruction. (Photo: AP)

Bombing in Colombia mall kills 3 including French woman

The blast occurred in a second-floor women's restroom at the upscale Centro Andino in the heart of Bogota's tourist district.

18 Jun 2017 10:34 AM

He never got past primary school as a student, but is now dubbed "The Lord of the Books," in demand from schools across the country. (Photo: AFP)

Colombian garbage man uses discarded books to make library

Jose Alberto Gutierrez said that he started collecting books when he realised that people were throwing them away.

06 Jun 2017 4:48 PM

Supreme Court of Venezuela. (Photo: AFP)

US slap new sanctions on eight members of Venezuela's Supreme Court

Earlier, US ordered sanctions against Vice President Tareck El Aissami, accusing him of his major role in international drug trafficking.

19 May 2017 1:20 PM

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