Colombia drought: Weather watch

Drought could cost country up to USD$1m  Rains not expected until March or April 128,185 hectares of forest destroyed 50,000...

15 years of Plan Colombia

[caption id="attachment_9520" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The presidents of Colombia and the US met on Thursday, February 4, in the White House...

Animal deaths spark outrage

[caption id="attachment_9514" align="aligncenter" width="960"] “Catch those responsible!” President Santos tweets with this picture of a...

FARC and Colombian government ask UN to monitor ceasefire

[caption id="attachment_9303" align="aligncenter" width="570"] For over half a century Colombia has been engaged in an immense internal conflict...

Tougher sentences for acid attacks

[caption id="attachment_8796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Natalia Ponce was left severely scarred after an acid attack, for which her assailant...

Indigenous protest in Bogotá

[caption id="attachment_8793" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the indigenous community gather to protest the capture of Feliciano...

Deal on victims’ rights near

[caption id="attachment_8790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FARC leader Timochenko told media that they have come to agreement on 74 out of 75...

Colombian connection to Paris attacks

[caption id="attachment_8785" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Al Salkhadi as she passed through migration in El Dorado...

Same-sex adoption: More homes for more children

Constitutional court rules 6-2 in favour of same-sex adoption. “A person’s sexual orientation or gender are not in and of themselves...

Palace of Justice apology

[caption id="attachment_8559" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Santos asks for forgiveness and admits the guilt of State in the taking of the Palace...