colombia

North America’s National Financial System Was Attacked by Extortion: The Suspension of Tax and Customs Has Endangered National Stability?

Costa Rica, a North American country, was attacked by Conti ransomware, a large number of systems in multiple ministries were…

3 years ago

Venezuela Closes Colombian Border to Combat Smuggling Gangs

Venezuela has decided to close its border with Colombia for 72 hours in the latest measure to combat smuggling gangs.…

8 years ago

Venezuela and Colombia Reopen Border After Nearly A Year

Venezuela and Colombia have reopened their common border after nearly a year. Thousands of Venezuelans began crossing into Colombia in…

8 years ago

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Ashes Flown from Mexico to Colombia

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ashes have been laid to rest in the Colombian city of Cartagena. The ashes of the late…

8 years ago

San Jose Galleon Wreck: Colombia Finds Holy Grail of Shipwrecks

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the discovery of San Jose galleon’s wreck off the Colombian coast. The San…

9 years ago

Maria Nelly Murillo: Colombian Mother and Baby Survive Five Days After Jungle Plane Crash

A Colombian mother and her one-year-old son have been found alive five days after their plane crashed in the jungle…

9 years ago

Garcia Marquez First Edition Stolen from Bogota Book Fair

A signed first edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude has been stolen in Colombia. The book…

10 years ago

Colombian tribe members killed by lightning in Sierra Nevada mountains

Eleven people from Colombian tribe Wiwa have been killed by lightning during a religious ceremony in Sierra Nevada mountains. Leaders…

10 years ago

Colombia bus fire kills at least 30 children near Fundacion

A Colombian bus has caught fire near the city of Fundacion, killing at least 30 people, most of them believed…

10 years ago

Gabriel Garcia Marquez memorials held in Mexico and Colombia

Public memorials to Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died on Thursday in Mexico City aged 87, are being…

11 years ago

Colombia: Modelo prison fire leaves 10 inmates dead in Barranquilla

At least ten inmates died and 42 others were injured in a fire at Modelo prison in the Colombian city…

11 years ago

Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos refuses Rev Jesse Jackson FARC mediation

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has rejected proposed mediation by Rev Jesse Jackson over FARC rebel-held hostage. Juan Manuel Santos…

11 years ago

Colombian troops deployed in Bogota following violent protests

Colombia has decided to deploy troops in the capital, Bogota, following violent protests in support of a strike by small-scale…

11 years ago

IDMC: Colombia tops internally displaced people list in 2012

The annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with…

12 years ago

Carlos Rodriguez, Honduran ambassador to Colombia, sacked after wild party in the embassy

Carlos Rodriguez, the Honduran ambassador to Colombia, has been sacked after a wild Christmas party at the embassy in Bogota.…

12 years ago