Новости по теме Colombia

Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia mine disaster Rescue workers recovered more bodies Saturday of people killed in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in western Colombia, raising the death toll to 10, with an additional six feared dead.

04 May 2014 12:57

Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, dies at 87 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship in Latin America, died Thursday at the age of 87.

18 April 2014 11:32

Garcia Marquez in 'very fragile' condition: family Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is in "very fragile" condition and at risk of complications while recovering at his Mexico City home from a recent hospitalization, his family said.

16 April 2014 10:56

Colombian drug bust seizes over a ton of marijuana The Colombian Army seized 1.3 tons of marijuana worth nearly a million dollars, allegedly owned by FARC leftist guerrillas, it said Saturday.

13 April 2014 15:37

'Kangaroo care' trumps incubators for Colombian babies At Bogota's San Ignacio hospital, Cesar Algeciras often spends five hours straight in the neonatal intensive care unit, lovingly clutching his premature son to his bare chest.

09 April 2014 13:02

Nobel writer Garcia Marquez hospitalized in Mexico Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was being treated at a Mexico City hospital Thursday for a lung infection but he was doing well, his son and officials said.

04 April 2014 11:56

Colombia vote seen as referendum on rebel peace talks Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect new legislators, in a vote seen as a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas and a bellwether for May's presidential election.

10 March 2014 22:47

Chilean miracle miners back in spotlight -- on film At the bottom of a dank salt mine in Colombia, a 200-strong film crew featuring Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is reconstructing the incredible tale of 33 miners buried alive for 69 days in Chile in 2010.

26 December 2013 14:41

CIA helped Colombia hunt and kill FARC leaders: report A secret CIA program helped Colombia kill at least two dozen leftist FARC guerrilla leaders, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

23 December 2013 10:37

Colombian men and women in miniskirts protest sexual violence Dozens of men and women protested in miniskirts Sunday against sexual violence in Colombia.

19 November 2013 10:50

US should look south for strategic interests: Colombia The United States' key strategic partnerships lie to its south, but President Barack Obama failed to mention them in his address to the United Nations.

27 September 2013 11:29

'Italy is not racist,' Africa-born minister says Italy's first black minister defended her adopted homeland Friday, insisting it is not racist even though she endured a series of racially-charged threats and taunts since assuming her post.

14 September 2013 17:16

Colombian court gives green light for ex-rebels to take part in politics Colombia's constitutional court on Wednesday approved a reform that will enable rebels who lay down their arms after a peace process to take part in political life.

29 August 2013 14:03

Cute new critter found in South American forests A lap-sized critter that looks like a mix between a raccoon and a teddy bear was unveiled Thursday as the first new carnivore in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.

17 August 2013 10:39

Kerry stresses US commitment to peace in Colombia Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the United States is committed to peace in Colombia, as he began a visit expected to touch on recent US spying revelations.

13 August 2013 17:11

Colombia's largest oil pipeline attacked Colombia's largest oil pipeline was hit by an explosion causing a significant oil spill in an attack blamed on leftist guerrillas.

30 July 2013 11:08

Fifteen Colombia soldiers killed in rebel ambush: govt Fifteen Colombian soldiers have been killed in an ambush by leftist FARC rebels, the country's president said Sunday, raising concerns about peace talks launched last year.

22 July 2013 12:02

US might support Colombia NATO bid: US official The United States might support a bid by Colombia for NATO membership just as it has backed the close Latin American ally in other international fora.

05 June 2013 10:00

Venezuela threatens to end support for Colombia peace Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Thursday denounced as "blackmail" a threat by Caracas to end support for Colombia's peace process with leftist rebels.

01 June 2013 10:00

Colombia, rebels reach deal on land reform Colombia and leftist FARC rebels said Sunday they have reached a deal on land reform, one of the most contentious items in negotiations aimed at ending five decades of insurgency.

27 May 2013 16:56

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