Sources: Xinhua
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
ELN rebels launch homemade mortar shells at a military base in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, Colombia, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others. 2023-03-29
Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal retains both the General Classification and the Young Rider Classification in the 2021 edition of the Giro d'Italia. 2021-05-30
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. 2020-04-28
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
Three people die in Colombia after contracting the Zika virus and developing Guillain–Barré syndrome. 2016-02-5
Colombia plans to legalize medical marijuana in a further shift in drug policy after suspending aerial fumigation of illicit crops. A decree approving the therapeutic use of marijuana will be signed in the coming days. Growing, distributing and selling cannabis will remain illegal. 2015-11-13
A landslide kills 18 and injures dozens in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia 2011-11-6
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
President Rafael Correa is injured and Peru and Colombia close their border with the country. 2010-09-30