Sources: Xinhua
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
Four people are killed, including three officials from the national registry, when a passenger Cessna 206 plane crashes in a jungle in Colombia. 2025-11-10
A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. 2022-06-28
Turkey reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was originally detected in Colombia. 2021-09-7
36 people are injured in a car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Colombia. The Colombian government suspects possible self-attribution for the attack to the National Liberation Army. 2021-06-15
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 free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia takes effect. 2012-05-15
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
Three Colombian police officers were killed Monday during a suspected guerrilla attack near the Venezuelan border. 2010-09-14
Hope for the dozens of Colombian coal miners trapped underground yesterday begins to fade. At least 50 miners are estimated to still be trapped 2 kilometers underground, all of whom are thought to be dead. Rescue workers have so far recovered 18 bodies, and have advanced 700 meters underground. 2010-06-18