Colombia quake kills 111 in strongest tremor this century
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed at least 111 people and injured 87 in western Colombia, leaving buildings collapsed and rescue teams searching for survivors
Colombia President Petro's son arrested in money laundering probe
SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2023
Colombian police arrested the president’s son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected from convicted drug traffickers during last year’s presidential campaign.
Colombian Child plane crash survivors in 'acceptable' state of health
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2023
Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited on Saturday four indigenous children who had been missing for more than five weeks in Colombia's southern jungle after surviving a plane crash.
Colombian president deletes tweet, says missing children in jungle still missing
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
The fate of four children who were missing after a plane crash in southern Colombia was unclear on Thursday after President Gustavo Petro deleted a Tweet saying they had been found alive, adding in a new message that reports of their discovery was unconfirmed and the search still ongoing.
Former rebel Petro takes office in Colombia promising peace and equality
MONDAY, AUGUST 08, 2022
Gustavo Petro on Sunday became Colombia's first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarized country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels and crime gangs.
Four killed, 70 injured in partial collapse of bullring in Colombia
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022
Four people were killed and about 70 injured on Sunday when part of a stand collapsed at a bullring in the town of El Espinal, Colombia, provincial officials said.
Construction magnate Hernandez concedes defeat in Colombia presidential race
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022
Colombian construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez conceded defeat in the Andean country's presidential contest on Sunday after he lost by more than 700,000 votes to leftist Gustavo Petro.
Former Colombian drug lord Rodriguez Orejuela dies in US prison
THURSDAY, JUNE 02, 2022
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, a former leader of Colombia's once-powerful Cali cartel, died in the United States while serving a 30-year drug trafficking sentence, his family said on Wednesday.