Jumped up hopes for Colombia in IAAF World Championships

The starting gun of the 2015 IAAF World Championships in athletics is just days away. From August 22 to August 30 the cameras will be directed at...

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Liga Aguila update The Colombian league is a third of the way through the season, and for most of the big teams the season looks bright. Santa Fe...

Sports roundup

24 victories in Parapan American Games The Colombian paralympic delegation brought home a staggering 90 medals from the Parapan American Games in...

Happy birthday Bogota!

On August 6, Bogota celebrated its 477th birthday and since it is a long wait until the city hits the big 500, we thought it was a good time to go...

Colombia commits to ban cluster bombs

[caption id="attachment_7418" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Colombian soldier from a bomb disposal unit inspects a dismantled CB-250k cluster...

Trio accused in Garzón murder

[caption id="attachment_7424" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On 13 August 1999, at 5.45am, Jaime Garzón was assassinated by gunmen in front of...

The Colonel and the false positives

[caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Lt. Col. Beismarck Nempeque Salamanca was accused on charges of aggravated conspiracy...

‘20 marijuana plants is not a crime’

[caption id="attachment_7414" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The recent Supreme Court ruling could have great consequences for home...

Gabo’s ashes coming to Cartagena

The final resting place of Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, who died in Mexico in 2014, will be the city of Cartagena, local authorities...

Peace Process Latest:

ELN to begin peace talks Semana reports that talks between ELN and the government could begin in September in Ecuador after a 14 month exploratory...