Colombia's government is dropping a proposed judicial change that would have let military judges decide whether soldiers should be tried for alleged rights abuses. Human rights groups have opposed the measure.

The peso weakened 0.1 percent to 1,776.25 per U.S. dollar at 9:56 a.m. Bogota time. It touched 1,770 on Feb. 9, its strongest intraday level since August.

Colombia Cano Limon Pipeline Halted By Bombings; Oxy May Halt Operations

El embajador de Colombia, Fernando Arboleda Ripoll, renunció a su misión en la capital ecuatoriana.

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --   GLOBAL TELECOM chooses KEITO Fiber to upgrade Colombia's network infrastructure. KEITO Fiber will upgrade total Global Telecommunicatios customers' ...

* Government wants to up fines for damaging environment * Colombia to clamp down on abuses by communities * Investors lacking environmental standards not welcome By Helen Murphy and Jack Kimball BOGOTA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Resource-rich Colombia will ramp up sanctions against companies in the booming oil and mining sectors that abuse the environment and fail to abide by protection norms, a ...

Tres militares murieron el lunes y 11 más resultaron heridos tras combates con rebeldes de las FARC en el suroeste del país, se informó oficialmente.

Colombia's No. 2 rebel group offers truce for talks; government says halt violence first

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is redesigning its fight against Marxist guerrillas, making the destruction of key rebel military and financial units as much of a goal as killing their leaders, sources familiar with the plan say. Helped by billions of dollars in U.S. aid during the last decade, Colombia's armed forces have used better intelligence and mobility to batter guerrilla armies, pushing ...

The Colombian National Team announced today the 22-man roster for its game against Mexico at Miami's Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday, February 29 at 8 p.m. ET. This match will be Colombia’s first game under the direction of new head coach, Argentine Jose Pékerman.