Jun 20 Watch 4:59 Colombia ventures into the unknown with election of leftist president By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda For the first time in its history, Colombia has elected a leftist president. Gustavo Petro is a former guerrilla who became mayor of Bogota and then a senator. He defeated right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernández. As Nick Schifrin reports, his election… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: Ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia claims more than 200 lives In our news wrap Sunday, an ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of more than 200 Amhara people, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects an economic slowdown but not necessarily a recession, voters in Colombia head to the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press Petro’s victory underlined a drastic change in presidential politics for a country that has long marginalized the left for its perceived association with the armed conflict. Continue reading