Columbia News

Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, famed Colombian journalist, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter Gabriel Garcia Marquez has passed away at the age of 87 in his Mexico City home.

Justice for Colombia, a British organization that campaigns for human rights, is campaigning for the release of jailed trade union leader Huber Ballesteros.

On Friday, NASA remembered the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia ripped apart and rained down flaming debris from the Texas sky 10 years ago.

Two Colombian businessmen, fans of the animated series The Simpsons, are fighting to keep their Homer Simpson inspired "Duh" brand beer in production.

The Secret Service agent at the center of the Colombian prostitution scandal has been identified. He is Arthur Huntington, 41, of Severna Park, Maryland.

Columbia - Republican candidate Newt Gingrich scored a decisive victory in the South Carolina Presidential primary last night. The Republican race for presidential nominee is now wide open as a clear front-runner has yet to emerge heading into the Florida contest.

The recent horrific events in Norway has led to calls for tighter gun control, but there is another, less knee-jerk opposing view.

Friends and family of a murdered teen paid their final respects to the young man by hoisting his casket on to their shoulders and carrying him into a soccer match at the General Santander Stadium in Cucuta, Colombia.

Victoria - Premier Christy Clark, who was sworn in today as British Columbia's second female premier, has announced her new cabinet and, as predicted by most media analysts, she has brought in most of her rivals in the leadership race.

Vancouver - British Columbia's new premier, Christy Clark has started to mend fences, reconcile and reunite with her opponents following the intense BC Liberals leadership race that saw her emerge with the crown.