Divisions erupt as Columbia rebels criticize their own

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 02:49

In the latest sign of division amongst Colombia`s FARC rebels as peace talks continue, the group`s leadership on Friday made a rare condemnation of an attack by some of its own guerillas.

Colombian rebels say Santos govt escalates war

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 02:02

FARC guerrillas Thursday accused President Juan Manuel Santos of escalating the war in Colombia even as his government engages in peace talks here.

FARC blamed for bomb that kills one, wounds 25

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:06

A motorcycle bomb attack blamed on Colombia`s FARC rebels killed one person and wounded at least 25 after a local truce by the guerrillas ended, an official said on Thursday.

Colombia president yields to court in mayor`s ouster

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:37

Colombia`s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday he would abide by a court order temporarily suspending the controversial ouster of the mayor of Bogota.

Five die as helicopter crashes in Colombia

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 05:59

Colombia`s army says a private helicopter on a mission for the military has crashed in the country`s northwest, killing all five people aboard.

Six Cuban asylum-seekers stuck at Bogota airport

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:34

Colombia refused to entertain asylum applications from six Cubans who have been stuck in the transit area of Bogota`s international airport since New Year`s Day after a failed attempt to enter Ecuador.

Next round postponed in Colombia peace talks

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:36

The next round of talks between Colombia and the leftist FARC rebels -- planned for November 18 -- has been postponed, a government source has said.

6 die in stampede from Bogota bar raided by police

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 09:04

Colombian authorities say six people died from suffocation or being crushed during a stampede from a crowded bar that police raided.

Divij, Raja win first Tour title in Bogota

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 18:48

The fast rising Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja clinched its first ever ATP tour level title with a hard-fought win over Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling in the summit clash of the Claro Open.

70-year-old German arrested in Colombia killing

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 23:39

Colombian authorities say they have arrested a 70-year-old German woman they accuse of hiring a right-wing criminal band to kill a man who stole money and jewellery from her.

Colombia withdraws from world-court pact

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 11:33

The Hague-based ICJ ruled Nov 19 that seven Caribbean islets belong to Colombia, ending a three-decade-long dispute between the Andean nation and Nicaragua.