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Next to the mayor's office in the northern Colombian town of Caucasia sits a monument to government dysfunction: a half-built public library with broken windows, a water-stained floor, and rusting reinforcement rods protruding from concrete pillars.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged for the first time Thursday that "perhaps" he could have responded more quickly to the news that his trusted chief of staff had footed the $90,000 bill for Sen.

A thief in Bogota, Colombia stole a cell phone from an innocent woman standing at a bus stop, but was immediately run over by an approaching bus as he tried to escape.

Mauricio Bastidas , shown here with a fan, was beaten to within an inch of his life after angry viewers thought he actually was the villain he portrayed on TV.

A 37-year-old who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lives in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane.

Four of the fastest growing economies in Latin America agreed on Thursday to scrap most of the tariffs on trade between their countries.

BOGOTA, Colombia, May 23, 2013 Bogot is a large city, both in surface area and in population.

U.S. officials are equally excited, saying U.S. businesses have improved their sales to the South American country by 20 percent.

One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music fuses the traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences.

A Colombian police officer stands guard near packs of confiscated marijuana in Cali March 26, 2013.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday appointed Luis Felipe Henao as the new minister of housing.

Suspected rebels of the FARC severely an oil pipeline on at least eight different locations in the north of Colombia , allegedly in retaliation of the killing of a prominent rebel leader.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Peruvian President Ollanta Humala at Government Palace in Lima on May 22, 2013.

In mid-April, billboards that compared notorious kingpin Pablo Escobar with guerrilla leader Ivan Marquez filled the skylines of several cities in Colombia, including Medellin.

When President Barack Obama came into office, one of his priorities was to push forward and implement the U.S.-Colombia trade promotion agreement.

At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.

At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.

Trade Minister Tim Groser will attend the Pacific Alliance Ministerial Meeting and Head of State Summit in Cali, Colombia on 22 and 23 May.

Washington, May 21 : People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and for experiencing more frequent and severe symptoms of the disease, as well as more severe airflow obstruction, than those who are exposed to only one type of smoke, a new study ... (more)

Colombian Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said there's no need to change the country's monetary stance, as consumer confidence rebounds and growth picks up.