Government of Colombia

Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."

Petro said on Twitter the children were found after "arduous search efforts" by the military, which has yet to confirm the rescue.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Germán Vargas Lleras, the former Vice-President of Colombia who stepped down two months ago as the second-in-command to President Juan Manuel Santos to focus on the 2018 election, is the frontrunner in the early presidential poll.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Germán Vargas Lleras, the Vice-President of Colombia since 2014, has announced that he is leaving his post as the second-in-command to President Juan Manuel Santos as he intends to focus on finalizing his official candidacy for the 2018 election.

Colombia's peace deal is a model for countries at war like Syria, President Juan Manuel Santos said Dec. 10 as he accepted his Nobel Peace Prize, though a ceremony for other laureates was marked by Bob Dylan's no-show.