Offstream
news

Colombia and the National Liberation Army begin a six-month ceasefire aimed at creating peace between both sides.
2023-08-3

Protests against police brutality in Colombia rage for third day in Bogotá. The death toll from the protests rise to 13 people killed.
2020-09-12

An explosion kills one and injures at least 30 people, mostly police officers preparing for the weekly anti-bullfighting protests in Bogotá, Colombia. Bullfighting resumed last month after a four-year lull, per a Supreme Court order. Responsibility has not been determined.
2017-02-19

Colombia becomes the fourth state in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.
2016-04-28

A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, Colombia, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.
2014-05-18

The U.S. Secret Service dismisses three more employees over the prostitution scandal involving U.S. agents at last weekend's 6th Summit of the Americas in Colombia.
2012-04-21

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is convicted in New York City for conspiracy to smuggle weapons to the Colombian terrorist group FARC.
2011-11-2

The FARC organisation in Colombia releases a fourth hostage in the past week.
2011-02-14

At least 30 miners are trapped after an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia.
2011-01-26

Colombia denies claims by Venezuela that it is planning a military attack, a day after Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez said he was sending troops to their mutual border.
2010-08-1