Sources: CNN
Colombia's military says it has rescued 39 civilians kidnapped by the National Liberation Army on a highway in Chocó Department, with two soldiers killed during the operation. 2026-07-14
The Colombian Supreme Court of Justice overturns a lower court order placing former president Álvaro Uribe under house arrest while he appeals convictions for bribery and abuse of process, ruling that the measure will not apply until the appeal is resolved. 2025-08-19
Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was first detected in Colombia. 2021-09-18
Two Venezuelan Army troops are killed and nine others are wounded by a land mine, near the border with Colombia, during operations against FARC dissidents and other "irregular armed groups". [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-colombia-venezuela-venezuela-says-two-soldiers-killed-by-land-mine-near-colombia-border-idUSKBN2BP05P?il=0 (Reuters)]2021 Apure clashes2021-04-1
The governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization appoints Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia as the new Secretary-General of the Organization succeeding Fang Liu of China. 2021-02-25
Colombian government and FARC representatives meet in Havana, and President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with presidential predecessors Álvaro Uribe, the accord opposition leader, and Andrés Pastrana Arango, to continue negotiations to end the 52-year war that has killed around a quarter of a million people. 2016-10-4
Colombia becomes the fourth state in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage. 2016-04-28
Colombian forces kill 32 FARC rebels in the latest government offensive. 2012-03-26
Spanish police arrest 41 people suspected of financing FARC rebels in Colombia. 2010-10-2
Colombia's former Minister of National Defence, Juan Manuel Santos, wins the first round of the country's presidential election, but without the majority needed to avoid a June run-off with rival Antanas Mockus 2010-05-31