New evidence indicates most of the 24 inmates killed during a prison riot in Colombia’s capital earlier this year were shot to death intentionally, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The ...

Colombia's presidential elections are scheduled for May 31, marking the end of the term for Gustavo Petro, the country's first leftist president.

The new director of one of Colombia’s biggest prisons has been shot dead, the authorities said, after receiving threats against him and his family last week, prompting the government to order a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forensic experts work at the crime scene where Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and wounded in Bogota (AFP via Getty Images) A ...

(CNN) — Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event more than two months ago, has died, his wife announced on Monday. He ...

A leading Colombian presidential hopeful, critically wounded and battling for survival in hospital after a young assailant shot him twice in the head, remains critical as he underwent initial surgery.

BOGOTA — Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, as his wife said he was fighting for his life in a ...

BOGOTA, Colombia(AP) — A former mayor allied with presidential candidate Abelardo de La Espriella was shot dead in Colombia 's heartland, local authorities said Saturday. One of his aides was also ...