VOA Latin America Interviews Ivan Duque
Colombian President Ivan Duque, interviewed Saturday by VOA's Latin America Division, discussed the battle...
PriceSmart Declares Dividend, Announces Expansion
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Colombia Military Kills Dissident Militant Leader
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Colombia Denies Entry to Over 200 Venezuelan Supporters Of Maduro
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UN Condemns Bogota Terrorist Attack And Urges International Support For Justice For Victims
The United Nations is urging its members to "actively cooperate" with Colombian authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for last...
Cuba Will Adhere to Protocol after Breakdown of Colombia-ELN Peace Talks
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, reiterated, through his official Twitter account, that Cuba will act in strict respect for the Peace...
Colombia Tells Cuba There Are No Agreements That Protect Terrorism
The Colombian government told Cuba on Monday there are no agreements that protect terrorism and so repeated its request that the Caribbean island hand...
Terror cannot be the seed of peace, Bogota cardinal says after car bomb
Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Bogota said that terror can never be the seed of justice and peace, following Thursday's car bomb attack at...
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Shakira Makes a Silly Face
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UN Secretary-General Condemns Car Bomb Attack In Colombia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, condemned on Friday the bomb attack on Friday in the Colombian capital, Bogota, against a police...
President Duque calls on Colombians to march against terrorism on Sunday
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21 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Car Bomb Explosion
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President Duque Calls on Cuba to Hand Over ELN Peace Delegation
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No, The US and Colombia Will Not Eradicate 50% of Colombian Coca by 2023
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Third Social Leader Killed in First 4 Days of 2019
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Colombia Probes Alleged Plot by Venezuelans to Assassinate President Duque
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Colombia’s president during one of the bloodiest periods has died
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