Medellín News

The so-called "Global War on Terror" has shifted fear from a more imminent threat: eco-terrorism. The Defense Minister of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, when addressing the international court of opinion, discussed the issue of the coca plant, and the attendant...

In Columbia bounty hunters have shot dead a Hippo that fled from a private zoo owned by former drugs baron Pablo Escobar. The Hippo, along with two others escaped back in 2006 but has only just been located and killed....

This article contains profanity and graphic images that some may find offensive. Colombia (CNN) -- This city's drug underworld is littered with "poseurs" -- lowlife triggermen pretending they're the real hard cases. But a longstanding and trusted source, with intimate...

Bakersfield cyclist Jimmy Watkins continued his success on the international sprint circuit last week with a victory, as well as fourth- and sixth-place finishes at a Grand Prix event in Medellin, Colombia. Watkins, 27, a Kern County fireman and 2000...

Only 134 Tickets Sold For Decisive World Cup Qualifier Between Colombia & Chile Enthusiasm in Colombia is low before a key qualifier... Oct 7, 2009 6:37:00 PM The fact that Colombia will be playing for their lives when they face...

Che Guevara combined hard intelligence, infiltration and daring and succeeded in springing one of Colombia's most dangerous rebels from prison, forcing the security forces to brace for yet another upsurge in guerrilla activity. Carlos Marin Guarin, better known by his...

To make money in Colombia 's jungles it helps to have three things: guns, whisky and a river. Hardly conventional business tools, but this is not a conventional environment. There is armed conflict, abundant natural resources, extreme poverty, isolation –...

This article contains profanity that some may find offensive. This is part one of a three part series showing different aspects of life inside Colombia's drug gangs. Colombia (CNN) -- A young man with tattoos covering one arm rolls hundreds...