Ball Lightning Imagine seeing a glowing sphere floating through the sky during a thunderstorm. That's ball lightning, a ...

Speaking to lawmakers in a Congressional hearing yesterday, Deputy Finance Minister Juanita Villaveces said that the government is seeking to raise COP 1.063tn ($252mn) to finance domestic problems ...

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Nestled in the northwest of Venezuela, Lake Maracaibo is a striking spectacle of nature known for ...

Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group, whose turf war ...

Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering ...

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

Social movements and community organizations demand peace as violence breaks out in the northeastern region of Colombia.

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. Follow AP visual ...

People displaced by violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region lined up to register for shelter ... The selection was curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix, based in Santiago, Chile. The light poles ...

Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has ...

By Michael Rios and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN and Fernando Ramos, Mauricio Torres and Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español (CNN) — More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt ...

Critics say it is the government's light-handed approach to security that has allowed groups like the ELN to grow. "'Total ...