Alvaro Uribe, once Colombia’s most powerful political figure, becomes first former president in the country’s history to be ...

The detention and investigation of former Colombia President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, a powerhouse in Colombian politics long alleged to have ties to paramilitary groups, leaves him to defend not only his ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Álvaro Uribe, one of the most influential and controversial leaders in Colombian history, was found guilty of bribery in criminal proceedings as well as procedural fraud on Monday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: :: File Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has become the country's first ex-president to be found guilty at trial ...

Polls give him so-so marks, especially on the issues of inflation and the economy that helped him win the Presidency a second time. The good news for the President is that Democrats are in worse shape ...

Allegations have recently emerged linking Colombia’s former right-wing president and current senator Álvaro Uribe with Mexican drug cartels, right-wing paramilitary groups and the American Drug ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia—The Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered house arrest for former President Álvaro Uribe while it investigates allegations of witness tampering in a case that has rocked the ...

BOGOTA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former president Alvaro Uribe Velez is questioned during the final day of a four-day hearing in Bogota, Colombia on May 8. - ...

A Colombian judge on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of abuse of process and bribery of a public official in a long-running witness tampering case, making him the country’s first ...