According to Colombia's constitution, this emergency measure cannot be used to suspend congress or eliminate civil rights.

Guerrilla attacks in the country’s northeast have killed dozens and forced thousands of people flee their homes.

Colombian president Gustavo Petro says he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of guerrilla attacks in the ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic jungle area for drug trafficking, military sources and the human ...

Over 100 people have been killed in an outbreak of guerrilla violence in Colombia, predominantly along the Venezuelan border, where thousands of people have been displaced by the worst fighting in ...

Colombian president Gustavo Petro is warning that his nation's military will take offensive actions against the National ...

Colombia's president on Monday declared a "state of emergency" in response to bloody guerrilla violence that has killed more than 100 people and displaced 11,000 in just a few days.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the ...

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce ...

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has appointed Laura Sarabia as the next foreign affairs minister, succeeding Luis Gilberto Murillo. Sarabia, a trusted ally of Petro, will assume the role in ...

Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, as security forces rushed to contain a wave of violence that has ...

Colombia's security forces on Monday struggled to contain a surge in left-wing guerrilla violence that has now killed more than 100 people in five days and threatens to derail the ...