In Peru, out of 20,000 disappeared people, only 3,200 remains have been found. In Colombia, five decades of war left a ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said France should follow U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline stance toward ...

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group ...

Colombia's cocaine production reached a record high in 2023, despite government efforts to combat the illicit industry. The booming cocaine trade is driving insecurity, corruption, and violence ...

The clashes between rival guerrilla groups have left 80 dead as Colombia braces for cutbacks in U.S. foreign aid under President Trump.

The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a ...

Colombia remains the world's leading producer of cocaine, despite decades of war against the cartels. In Tampa federal court Tuesday, Ambuila showed no emotion as U.S. District Court Judge ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia—The war over cocaine between armed groups in northeastern Colombia has killed about 80 people in recent days and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, signaling a ...

But it left a vacuum increasingly filled by armed gangs that have shaken Colombia with a violent, cocaine-fueled conflict raging across several provinces of the country where the government has ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated ...