Accident occurred in Puerto Leguizamo, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province of Putumayo. By AFP, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 23 Mar 202623 Mar 2026 | Updated: an hour agoUpdated: an hour ago At least 66 people have died and dozens of others have been wounded after a Colombian military plane with … Read more
A Colombian senator who was shot in the head in June during a campaign event has died, his family has said. Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential candidate from the rightwing opposition, was shot in Bogotá on 7 June during a rally and had multiple surgeries before his death. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, wrote on … Read more
The alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said. Elder José Arteaga Hernández, alias “Chipi” or “Costeño”, was arrested in the north-western part of the capital, Bogotá, on Saturday, national police director Maj Gen … Read more
‘Hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses,’ reads the inscription on the 6.5-metre statue. Colombian superstar Shakira’s Caribbean home city of Barranquilla has unveiled a 6.5-metre (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honour. The towering bronze and aluminium creation depicts the singer in a bikini top, bare middle and a … Read more