Sources: CNN
The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. 2025-04-30
Twenty-one people are killed by a coal mine explosion in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, Colombia. 2023-03-15
Seven fully vaccinated residents at a care home in Nossegem, Flemish Brabant, die after contracting the Colombian Lineage B.1.621 variant. 2021-08-6
Panama closes its border with Colombia due to COVID-19 concerns. The Colombian government had recently reopened the border, which had been closed since March 2020. Panama has so far recorded more than 370,000 COVID-19 cases and 6,300 deaths. 2021-05-20
Seven people are killed and 248 others injured during protests against police brutality in Colombia, which are sparked after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly tasered by police in Bogotá. 2020-09-10
Five Dutch nationals and a Colombian are arrested at the staged delivery operation in Oss, Netherlands, of a container with 4,500 kg of cocaine and bananas for cover, originating from Colombia, that was previously intercepted in the Port of Antwerp. 2018-02-26
A Colombian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Segovia, Antioquia, in northern Colombia, killing at least ten people. 2018-01-16
Pope Francis arrives in Colombia for a five-day visit. In early 2016, Francis promised he would visit the South American country once a civil war peace agreement was in place. 2017-09-6
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Colombian city of Medellin. 2016-09-13
At least 30 miners are trapped after an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia. 2011-01-26