Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process ...

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery.

I t took Judge Sandra Heredia over ten hours on July 28th to read her judgment in the case against Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s ...

Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony ...

Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe has petitioned the Supreme Court to lift his house arrest while he appeals a 12-year ...

The ruling, which Uribe’s legal team said he will appeal, is the latest in a long-running, hugely politicised case.

Criticism of the conviction of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has sparked fears in the country that the U.S. will ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru by accusing it of fully annexing ...

His trial has been marked by legal and judicial irregularities.

President Alvaro Uribe saidTuesday that he had approved aFrench mission to try to meetwith hostages held by leftist rebels. Among the hostages is Ingrid Betancourt, a politician whois gravely ill.

Uribe, who denies any wrongdoing, has pledged to appeal following his conviction for witness tampering and bribery.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of ...