Colombia

Over 50 killed in Colombia landslide

More than 50 people are killed in a landslide in Antioquia province in north-west Colombia, officials say.
19 May 2015, 04:34 AM

15 Colombian gold miners trapped

Rescue workers are trying to reach at least 15 miners trapped underground in a gold mine in northwestern Colombia after it suddenly flooded, a government emergency response unit say.
14 May 2015, 05:22 AM

Colombia to ban coca herbicide

Colombia announces it will stop using a controversial herbicide to destroy illegal plantations of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine.
10 May 2015, 06:40 AM