World news about “Colombia” published by euronews.
The lessons of tweeting; learning from social media Social media is extremely popular, especially with young people. As a result the education world is exploring how that success can be used in the classroom… 17/05/2013
FARC peace talks progressing well Colombia’s FARC guerrillas say they expect to reach an agreement with the government on agrarian reform before the end of May. According to their chief… 01/05/2013
Wanted Italian mafia man found in Colombia Colombian police have announced the arrest of one of Italy’s most wanted men. Domenico Trimboli, an alleged member of the Ndrangheta criminal organisation… 27/04/2013
Colombia and FARC rebels begin fresh talks in Cuba A new round of peace talks is underway in Cuba between the Colombian government and Marxist FARC rebels. After a month-long break in the process, the two… 24/04/2013
Colombians rally in support of FARC peace talks Thousands of people in Colombia have marched through the capital Bogota and other cities in support of peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels. Colombia’s… 09/04/2013
‘Key moment’ in Colombia-FARC peace talks Peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC) are at a critical point. At meetings in the Cuban… 02/03/2013
Demonstration turns violent in Bogota – nocomment A demonstration in Colombia’s capital Bogota, to demand changes to the economic policies of President Juan Manuel Santos, turned violent when hooded… 13/10/2012
Flood hit Colombian city of Barranquilla – nocomment Flash floods lashed the Colombian coastal city of Barranquilla, filling city streets with water and sweeping away cars. 23/08/2012
Dramatic rescue of boy from sewer in Colombia – nocomment A three-year-old boy was rescued from the sewer system in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla. He was reported missing by his family after he… 19/07/2012
Clashes in Colombia – nocomment Members of the Nasa tribe surrounded soldiers at their camp in the municipality of Toribio, 305 kilometres southwest of Bogota. The soldiers were forced to… 18/07/2012
EU Parliament calls on Peru and Columbia to improve human rights recordMEPs have demanded Peru and Columbia do more to protect human and labour rights before the EU seals a free trade deal with the two countries later this year… 13/06/2012
Thousands run marathon for landmine awareness in Colombia – nocomment Over 4,000 Colombians participated in the “Lend your Leg 11k” marathon in Bogota to call for an end of the use of antipersonnel mines in the country. 02/04/2012
Colombia stages security drill ahead of Summit of the Americas – nocomment In a joint security operation, the Colombian Army and police run through a security drill ahead of the Summit of the Americas in which the country will host a… 26/03/2012
Obama look-a-like competition in Colombia – nocomment Car mechanic Carlos Alberto Perez has been picked as the best look-a-like of US President Barack Obama. Mr Perez, 32, made a 1,000-mile journey to… 19/03/2012
Superman BullfighterPedro Sanchez, a dwarf bullfighter dressed in a “Superman” costume from the Superlandia group, flips near a calf at the Plaza de Toros La Macarena in… 20/02/2012
Lion dental treatment in ColombiaTyson, a 20-year-old male lion living at Santafe Zoo, receives dental treatment at a veterinary clinic in Medellin, Colombia. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera 16/09/2011
ING sells Latin American insurance business Dutch bank and insurance company ING is to sell most of its Latin American operation to Colombia’s GrupoSura for 2.6 billion euros. It has to promised that… 25/07/2011
What future for books in the digital age? As iPads make an appearance in classrooms in France, the question is being asked – are we getting closer to an era of only having electronic and digitised… 21/07/2011
Classes in conflict zones In conflict zones education, like much of everyday life, can become a risky business. Across the world tens of millions of young people miss out on school… 08/07/2011
Juan Arbeláez Escallón – Colombia Interview with Juan Arbeláez Escallón- Vicepresident of Tourism – Proexport Colombia – Tourism, Foreign Investment and Exports Promotion. Euronews travelled… 11/03/2011
Rescue workers deal with an explosion in the La Escondida mine in ColombiaA methane gas explosion at the small, central Colombian La Escondida coal mine has killed five workers, officials said. The explosion comes less than a week… 02/02/2011
Anti-drugs hesitation puzzles Colombia’s Santos President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos has politics in his DNA, the fourth member of his family to become head of state, succeeding Álvaro Uribe last year… 28/01/2011
Education in far away places This week in Learning World we go to Columbia, Indonesia and Syria to look at the effects of education in far flung corners of the globe. In Colombia young… 11/10/2010
Two Germans kidnapped in Colombia set for releaseTwo German brothers kidnapped in Colombia are set to be released on March 8, according to the country’s President Juan Manuel Santos. Brothers Guenther, 72… 08/03/2013
Colombian rebel groups release hostagesIn Colombia two police officers held hostage since January by the rebel group FARC – the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – have been released. Peace… 16/02/2013
Pressure on peace talks as Colombian rebels kill soldiersColombia’s peace talks are under renewed pressure after FARC rebels killed seven soldiers and injured five others. An unknown number of guerrillas were also… 15/02/2013
Cocaine found in Belgium banana shipmentCocaine has been discovered in several storage depots belonging to Colruyt, one of Belgium’s top supermarket chains. It was mixed in with a shipment of… 06/02/2013
Priest arrested for drug smuggling at Moscow airportA Colombian priest has been arrested in Moscow for drug smuggling. Anti-narcotic officers say they detained Fabio Ricardo Rodriguez at Sheremetyevo… 30/01/2013
Honduras recalls ambassador to Colombia over party scandalHonduras has withdrawn its ambassador to Colombia following a wild pre-Christmas party at the country’s embassy in Bogota. It is not clear whether Carlos… 06/01/2013
At least 26 killed in Columbian bus crashAt least 26 people are believed to have died in a bus crash in Columbia. The vehicle was heading from the capital, Bogota to the southwestern city of Cali… 18/12/2012
Colombian rebels reject talks deadlinePeace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – FARC have run into trouble. The left wing rebel group has… 08/12/2012
FARC given one-year deadline to reach Colombia peace dealColombian rebels from the FARC have been given a one-year deadline by the country’s president to reach a peace deal. Juan Manuel Santos said the left-wing… 03/12/2012
Colombian rebels call truce as peace talks startPeace talks have begun between Colombia’s Marxist rebels and the government to end 50 years of war. It follows the decision of the FARC rebel group to call… 20/11/2012
Colombian families demand role in FARC talksTalks aimed at ending half a century of conflict in Colombia are to continue next month in Cuba. The Colombian government and representatives of the Marxist… 19/10/2012
Columbia peace talks give hopeHopes are high that finally 50 years of violence and conflict in Columbia could be resolved. The Columbian government and the country’s Marxist rebel movement… 18/10/2012
Colombian government holds peace talk with FARC in OsloThe Colombian government and Marxist rebels are set to hold peace talks in Norway aimed at ending nearly half a century of conflict. President Juan Manuel… 17/10/2012
More delays to peace talks between Colombia and FARCPeace talks due to be hosted by Norway between Marxist rebels and the Colombian government have been delayed due to neither side showing up. Representatives… 16/10/2012
Top Colombian druglord capturedDaniel Barrera, one of Colombia`s most wanted drug traffickers, has been arrested in Venezuela. “Crazy Barrera” was described by Colombia`s President Juan… 19/09/2012
Colombia sets October date for FARC peace talksLeftist Farc rebels who have fought an insurgency against the Colombian government for five decades are to engage in peace talks next month. The… 05/09/2012
Colombia president aims for FARC peace talks in a weekNegotiations with the government are fast-approaching and Colombia’s FARC rebels have released a video showing a comical take on upcoming talks. … 04/09/2012
Colombia ‘will learn from past mistakes’ in FARC talksThe Colombian government says it has been holding exploratory talks with the country’s biggest rebel group, the FARC, in a bid to end five decades of… 28/08/2012
Santos confirms peace talks to begin with FARCColombian President Juan Manuel Santos could secure himself a place in history after confirming talks are to begin with the FARC rebel group which could lead… 28/08/2012
Colombia: Escobar sticker book bannedA sticker album dedicated to the life of the notorious Colombian drugs baron Pablo Escobar has been banned after becoming a favourite among… 10/08/2012
Toddler rescued from Colombia sewer systemQuietly waiting to be pulled from a sewer system, Jeampier Silvera Arteta was the focus of a rescue operation. After being missing for a day, the three… 19/07/2012
Colombia police arrest Betancourt kidnap suspectThe authorities in Colombia have arrested a man they say was one of the kidnappers of Ingrid Betancourt. The French-Colombian politician was held in the… 18/07/2012
Indigenous Colombians drive army out of territoryPeople from an indigenous group in Colombia have clashed with soldiers after becoming fed up with being caught in the middle of the army’s battles with rebels… 18/07/2012
Garcia Marquez dementia confirmedIt has been confirmed Gabriel Garcia Marquez is suffering from dementia. Rumours about the health of the Colombian Nobel-prize winning author of One Hundred… 07/07/2012
Freed French journalist: “ FARC treated me well”Freed French journalist Romeo Langlois has emerged from the Colombian jungle with no complaints about his treatment at the hands of FARC rebels. Langlois… 31/05/2012
Colombia: French journalist freed by FARC rebelsFrench journalist Romeo Langlois has been freed after being held for more than a month by Colombia’s FARC guerrilas. The 35-year-old was taken hostage on… 30/05/2012
FARC ‘to free today’ French journalist in ColombiaThe release of a kidnapped French journalist, held by left-wing rebels in Colombia, is said to be imminent. The humanitarian mission involved in the… 30/05/2012
Former Colombia senator negotiates FARC freeing of French journalistFrench president Francois Hollande has sent a high level civil servant to Colombia to help with the release of French journalist Romeo Langlois. The… 29/05/2012
Video released of captured French journalistVideo has emerged of French journalist Romeo Langlois, who is being held by FARC rebels in Colombia. The drug-funded group has announced that it will free… 28/05/2012
French journalist to be freed by Colombia FARC rebelsThe International Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed they will be involved in the operation to free captured French journalist Romeo Langlois from Colombian … 28/05/2012
Colombia: Rebels to free captured French journalistColombian FARC rebels say they will release captured French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday. He was seized last month during clashes between fighters… 28/05/2012
Deadly bombing targets former Colombia ministerA former Colombian minister has survived a bomb attack that killed his driver and four other people in the country’s capital Bogota. Fernando Londono, who… 15/05/2012
FARC call for media debate for release of French journalistColumbia’s leftist FARC rebels have called for a debate on freedom of information as a first step towards freeing a French reporter captured last week. Romeo… 08/05/2012
Colombia calls for release of French TV journalistDeep in the southern jungles of Colombia, the first pictures have emerged of the spot where a French TV journalist was seized on Saturday, apparently by … 03/05/2012
French journalist missing in ColombiaA French journalist is missing after being injured in a shoot-out between Colombian security forces and members of the revolutionary guerrilla group… 29/04/2012
French journalist taken captive by FARC rebelsFARC rebels in Colombia say they are holding a French journalist, captured during an attack on an Colombian army unit. Four Colombian soldiers in the… 29/04/2012
Obama left isolated at Americas SummitPresident Barack Obama has had a less than successful time at the Americas Summit in Colombia having had to face a barrage of Latin American opposition and a… 16/04/2012
Bomb attacks ahead of summit in ColombiaTwo small bombs have exploded in the historic Colombian city of Cartagena, just hours after US President Barack Obama arrived for a summit there. The… 14/04/2012
Colombian rebels free last military hostagesIt was a happy landing for FARC’s last 10 police and military hostages, flying into freedom after finally being released by the Colombian rebels. Family… 03/04/2012
Colombia’s FARC free military hostagesTen members of Colombia’s armed forces have been released by FARC rebels after being held in jungle prison camps for more than a decade. The four soldiers… 03/04/2012
FARC negotiator to unveil peace planA former Colombian senator has said a peace plan to end a decades-long battle with FARC rebels will made public within the next two weeks. Peided Cordoba… 31/03/2012
FARC losing ground in ColumbiaThe Colombian authorities have been showing off the spoils of their latest military offensive against the Marxist FARC rebels. 36 bodies were brought out of… 28/03/2012
FARC to stop kidnappingColombia’s FARC rebel group has made a surprise announcement saying it is to abandon its decades-long policy of kidnapping for ransom to fund its battle… 27/02/2012
FARC rebels come under pressure in ColombiaMilitary forces have been taking on FARC rebels in the Colombian town of Tulua. Children were seen scattering in the streets after the area, 350 kilometres… 24/02/2012
Giant outdoor escalator built in Colombian shantytownA huge outdoor escalator has been unveiled in one of the poorest districts of Colombia’s second largest city. Until now residents of Medellin’s Comuna 13… 27/12/2011
Colombians on the march against FARCTens of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets in an outpouring of national anger against FARC rebels. It was in response to the group’s killing… 07/12/2011
FARC name a new hardline leaderColombia’s FARC guerrillas have appointed a hardliner nicknamed Timochenko, as their new leader. He is said to have trained in Russia and Cuba is thought to… 16/11/2011
Back in the Day: Colombia’s independence heroine is martyredNovember 14, 1817 Policarpa Salavarrieta, a spy for revolutionaries in present-day Colombia, is executed by pro-Spanish royalists. Salavarrieta, known to… 11/11/2011
Colombian town hit by deadly mudslideAt least 10 people are dead and many more injured after a mudslide in Colombia covered 15 homes. Rescue workers say 35 people are still unaccounted for… 06/11/2011
FARC vows to fight on despite death of leaderThey are saying no surrender, despite the biggest blow yet to their military campaign. Colombia’s FARC rebels are vowing to continue fighting after the… 06/11/2011
Top FARC leader killed in ColombiaThe Colombian government says it has killed the top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano in combat. The government, backed by the US, has been fighting the… 05/11/2011
FARC rebel leader killed in ColombiaThe Colombian army says it has killed the top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano in combat. The government, backed by the US, has been fighting the leftist… 05/11/2011
FARC treasurer arrested in ColombiaPolice and the Colombian military have captured a senior FARC guerrilla, who was believed to be responsible for collecting extortion money and ransoms. The… 12/09/2011
Hostage set free by FARC rebelsColombia’s FARC rebels have released a kidnapped local politician. He is the first of five hostages they plan to set free this week. Marcos Baquero was… 10/02/2011
Explosion at Colombian mine kills 21At least 21 miners have been killed in Colombia after a build up of methane gas led to an explosion in a tunnel. It happened during a shift change, a busy… 27/01/2011
Dozens feared dead in Colombian mudslideA least 24 bodies have now been recovered after a massive mudslide in northwest Colombia. Heavy downpours over recent months prompted the sodden hillside… 07/12/2010
Scores buried beneath a mudslide in ColombiaAs many as 200 people are believed to have been buried in a landslide in Colombia. It’s the latest in a series of weather related disasters to befall the… 06/12/2010
Colombia suffers ‘worst rainy season in 60 years’Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos has declared a state of emergency across most of the country, amid what he says is the worst rainy season in 60… 19/11/2010
Spain arrests suspected FARC money launderersSpanish police have arrested more than 40 people suspected of laundering millions of euros to finance Colombian rebels from the FARC. 250 officers carried… 02/10/2010
At least 20 missing after landslide in ColombiaAt least twenty people are missing after a landslide in northwestern Colombia, prompted by heavy rains, swept away a mountainside road. The rescue operation… 28/09/2010
Colombia’s FARC urges peace talks with BogotaThe Colombian guerilla group FARC has called for a peaceful solution to its conflict with Bogota but has refused to lay down its arms and surrender. The… 24/09/2010
FARC military chief killed in combatColombia says the man considered to be the top military chief of the FARC rebel group has been killed in combat. Mono Jojoy is reported to have been killed… 23/09/2010
Teenagers gunned down on Facebook hitlistIn Colombia gunmen have killed three teenagers named on a death list on Facebook. The stark warnings told them to leave the remote town of Puerto Asis, in… 27/08/2010
Colombian court suspends US military base dealA deal giving US troops more access to bases in Colombia has been suspended after a court in the Latin American country declared it unconstitutional. The… 18/08/2010
All but one survive spectacular Colombian aircrashAll of the passengers bar one on a Colombian jet that shattered on impact in the Caribbean escaped with their lives. The Boeing 737 carrying 121 passengers… 16/08/2010
Car bomb rocks Colombian capitalA suspected car bomb has exploded in the Colombian capital Bogota, only days after new President Juan Manuel Santos took office. Six people were slightly… 12/08/2010
Colombian capital hit by car-bomb blastA car bomb has exploded in the north of the Colombian capital Bogota. The blast blew out windows in buildings and damaged vehicles. Police in Colombia say… 12/08/2010
Chavez keen to restore ties with ColombiaVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is calling for face-to-face talks with with Colombia’s newly sworn-in President Juan Manuel Santos to restore diplomatic… 08/08/2010
Santos sworn in as Colombian presidentJuan Manuel Santos has been sworn in as Colombia’s new president, promising to continue his predecessor Alvaro Uribe’s hard line against left-wing… 08/08/2010
Venezuela’s Chavez ‘optimistic’ over ColombiaVenezuela’s foreign minister is to attend the inauguration of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in what’s being seen as a thaw in relations between… 07/08/2010
Venezuela and Colombia to talk amid tensionVenezuela’s foreign minister is to meet the new Colombian government after it takes office in a week’s time, despite the stand-off between the two… 01/08/2010
FARC offers to talk to next Colombian presidentColombia’s biggest rebel group says it is ready to talk to the country’s next president to find a political solution to the long-running conflict. The call… 31/07/2010
Border crossings despite Colombia-Venezuela rowIt looks like business as usual on the border despite the dispute between Colombia and Venezuela. The military may be present. But pedestrians and cars have… 24/07/2010
Andean spat cranks up a notchVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has cut diplomatic ties with Colombia in an escalating dispute between to the two Andean neighbours over Bogata’s charges… 23/07/2010
Betancourt sues Colombia for kidnapThe former Colombian captive Ingrid Betancourt has filed a law suit against Colombia’s government over her kidnapping. Held hostage by FARC rebels for six… 10/07/2010
Building with coffeeBelieve it or not this house is made from coffee waste. Generally coffee grounds are thrown away but in Colombia a group of scientists, business people and a… 30/06/2010
Santos sweeps to victory in ColombiaColombia’s former Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos has won the country’s presidency in a landslide victory. He took 69 percent of the vote in the run-off… 21/06/2010
