Officials in Colombia say at least one person has been killed and 20 were injured when a cable car in the city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform.

Federico Gutiérrez, the Mayor of Medellin, Colombia hosted a news conference Friday regarding the federal case of a Miami pharmacist, which experts say is bringing new attention to the prevalence of child sex tourism in Colombia.

Experts say the arrest of a Miami pharmacist is bringing new attention to the prevalence of child sex tourism in Colombia.

A sharp dip in violence in Colombia's second-biggest city has attracted a flood of tourists to Medellin's vivid colors, busy cafes and booming nightlife.

War followed Griselda Blanco. She was born in Colombia’s Caribbean region of Cartagena-Santa Marta where the use of violence over agrarian disputes and smuggling highly dictated bipartisan politics.

Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died.

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Colombia's capital city is reimposing lockdown measures on Tuesday as new coronavirus infections rise around the country. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)BOGOTA – As the holiday season winds down, Colombia is experiencing a sharp rise in coronavirus infections that has prompted several cities to impose curfews and stay at home measures that had not been implemented for months. Officials said the measures are being taken to control a growing number of infections and stabilize hospitalization rates. The death rate from the virus in Colombia however, is lower than in Mexico, Argentina or Peru.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. A purported Hezbollah associate arrived at Miami-Dade County on Friday afternoon after Cyprus agreed to turn him over to U.S. authorities to face money laundering charges in Miami-Dade County. Ammar was arrested in California and extradited to Miami-Dade County in 2016. And in 2018, he was convicted of one count of money laundering in excess of $100,000 and one count of conspiracy to commit laundering in excess of $100,000. Diab is facing two counts of money laundering in excess of $100,000, two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering in excess of $100,000, two counts of operating an unlicensed money transmitter in excess of $100,000, and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Aside from the DEA, the Miami-Dade State Attorneys Office Extradition Unit and the South Florida Financial Crimes Strike Force, the Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, the U.S. State Department, the Office of the U.S.

The eight-year-old chocolate Labrador remembers the names of customers who have previously rewarded him with treats, and with some practice, he has learned to go to their houses on his own. He helps us to maintain social distancing, said Eros owner Maria Natividad Botero, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The chocolate Labrador retriever is paid with treats and massages of his furry head. He helps us to maintain social distancing says Eros owner Maria Natividad Botero. He knows the names of five or six of our customers Botero said.