Colombian President Gustavo Petro has bypassed legislative opposition and signed a decree summoning voters to the polls in August to decide changes to the country's labor laws, including whether workdays should be limited to eight hours.

Police believe the 15-year-old arrested for the attempted murder of Senator Miguel Uribe was a hitman working for money.

Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, remained in “extremely serious” condition on Sunday, a day after being shot.

A wave of explosions rocked southwest Colombia on Tuesday morning, authorities said, killing several people in an attack believed to be targeting the country’s police.

At least four people were killed in Colombia as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to Colombian authorities