Juan Fernando Cristo

Colombia to set up special war crimes courts

Colombia's senate has approved a constitutional reform that creates special war crimes courts, a key component of the historic peace agreement reached with FARC guerrillas ending five decades of warfare.

Mar 14, 2017, 12:34 PM IST

Explosion rattles Colombia’s capital, 26 injured

An explosion injured at least 26 people in the Colombian capital Sunday, most of them police guarding a bullring that had been targeted by protests on reopening last month, officials said.

Feb 20, 2017, 10:32 AM IST

No peace talks with ELN until rebels free hostage: Colombia

Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo said the government was prepared to postpone the talks until it was "certain" that former congressman Odin Sanchez had been freed

Oct 28, 2016, 00:35 AM IST