Sources: Xinhua
Colombia suspends peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group after the ELN detonated explosives on a military base, killing two soldiers and wounding more than two dozen others. 2024-09-19
Colombia receives their first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. 2021-02-15
Colombia surpasses one million confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the second Latin American country to surpass that milestone in less than a week. 2020-10-24
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. 2020-04-28
28 people are killed and two others are missing after a landslide in the municipality of Rosas, in southwestern Colombia. 2019-04-21
Colombia holds its first referendum since amending its constitution in 1991 and fails to pass anti-corruption measures due to low voter turnout. 2018-08-26
Colombia announces that it will host a summit in Bogotá with migration officials from Peru and Ecuador in an attempt to seek a solution for the growing illegal immigration of Venezuelans through their nations. 2018-08-23
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announces the discovery of the Spanish galleon San José which sunk off that country’s coast over 300 years ago. The discovery was a joint venture between Colombia and U.S. firm Sea Search Armada, which filed a lawsuit when Colombia claimed the wreck as a heritage site. The wreck’s cargo is placed somewhere in the $4 to $17 billion range. 2015-12-5
An agrarian strike is planned for today in Colombia to demand labor rights. 2013-08-19
An investigation is urged into the assassination of Colombian human rights activist Johnny Hurtado. 2010-03-19