Sources: Xinhua
Colombia's military says a drone attack on Tibú Airport in the Norte de Santander Department near the Venezuelan border injures three workers and damages the facility, blaming the attack on the National Liberation Army. 2026-07-9
Colombia suspends electricity exports to Ecuador and announces a 30% tariff on selected Ecuadorian goods to reciprocate Ecuador's imposition of the same surcharge on Colombian imports effective February 1, which Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa attributed to a trade deficit and a lack of cooperation on combating drug trafficking. 2026-01-22
Eighty-four National Liberation Army (ELN) combatants surrender to Colombian authorities as offensive operations resume in the Catatumbo region. Colombian authorities also rescue 20 child soldiers from the ELN's 33rd Front. 2025-01-25
The government of Venezuela closes the border with Colombia ahead of the swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro for a third term as President of Venezuela. 2025-01-10
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. 2020-04-28
A DC-3 operated by Laser Aereo crashes in Colombia en route from San José del Guaviare, killing all 14 aboard. 2019-03-9
A shooting at a billiard hall in El Tarra, Colombia, kills nine people. Local media blames a feud between two left-wing rebel groups, who both deny responsibility. 2018-07-31
Emergency workers have recovered the final bodies from a collapsed gold mine in Colombia with 15 people recovered. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20150526-last-bodies-recovered-after-colombia-mine-tragedy-killed-15?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign (France 24)]date=August 2019 2015-05-25
Former Colombian crime boss Griselda Blanco is killed by hitmen in Medellín. 2012-09-3
Colombia evacuates towns near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano over concerns about a possible eruption. 2012-07-1