Colombia

Indian billionaire's son offers to take Escobar's hippos

Anant Ambani, son of Asia's second richest man, is offering to take in dozens of feral hippos from Colombia.

Colombia: JEP says more than 7,800 civilians killed by military and wrongly registered as guerrillas

Colombia's JEP peace tribunal says more than 7,800 civilians have been killed by the military and wrongly registered as guerrillas during the country's armed conflict, which is 1,400 more than previously thought.

Tired of resistance, 60 countries meet at new climate summit in Colombia

Today, a historic climate summit begins in Colombia. Around 60 countries hope to push for a phase-out of fossil fuels, with countries such as Saudi Arabia absent from the talks. "In any case, we don't need to discuss whether we want this or not," says spokesman Pieter ten Bruggencate.

Death toll rises after bomb attack in Colombia

Seven dead in new bomb attack in southwestern Colombia

Seven people were killed in a bomb attack in a troubled region of southwestern Colombia on Saturday - the latest in a wave of violence raging ahead of next month's presidential election.

Colombia and Venezuela to fight border mafia along their shared border

Colombia and Venezuela are starting military cooperation to combat organized crime along their shared border.

Image of torn family by Carol Guzy wins World Press Photo Picture of the Year

American photojournalist Carol Guzy has received the Picture of the Year award in the prestigious World Press Photo competition.

Data: Saab is being snubbed by Peru in a billion-dollar deal

The defense group Saab appears to be getting a bad rap over a Gripen deal worth over 30 billion kronor. Peru is said to be choosing an American alternative. "We are trying to find out what happened," Saab CEO Micael Johansson tells TT.