Colombia

With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days. Pawprints from…

Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation. The children were…

The discovery of a rudimentary shelter, some half-eaten fruit and a fresh footprint led the Colombian military to announce Tuesday it was getting “very close” to the four Indigenous children roaming the Amazon since a plane they were on…

Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring “joy for the country.” Petro shared the news on Twitter, saying…

President Gustavo Petro said Colombia won’t extradite political exiles to Venezuela, despite improving relations between the two neighboring countries. Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure in Venezuela’s ruling socialist party, called for…

The Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia, Fernando Ruiz, specified this Friday that the country is at a fifth peak of Covid-19 infections, for this reason he urged people to reinforce vaccination schemes. “Obviously we…

A fire inside an overcrowded Colombian prison killed 51 inmates in the early hours of Tuesday morning, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in the country's recent history. The fire broke out amid a…

Colombia has elected former guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro as its first left-wing president. The former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement narrowly defeated real estate millionaire Rodolfo Hernandez, vowing to enact profound social…

The rescue efforts of the 14 Colombian miners trapped in a coal mine continued on Wednesday against the clock, indicated the organizations that carry out the operations to save the miners. According to Catalina Gheorghe, who leads the…

“A peace process with the ELN is the best opportunity to address priority issues,” the rebel group said. Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas announced Monday that they would enforce a ceasefire during the upcoming…