Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon ...

In a remote part of Venezuela the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. It's a stunning location, but also home to a unique meteorological phenomenon and a storm chaser's dream - the Catatumbo ...

A prominent human rights group says rebel groups in Colombia have committed “grave abuses” against civilians as they fight ...

In the remote region of the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, a spectacular natural light show occurs. Known as Catatumbo ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned the escalating violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region, near the border with ...

Armed groups vying for control of Colombia’s resource-rich Catatumbo region, near the Venezuelan border, are committing serious human rights violations, according to a report published on ...

UN experts urged the Colombian government on Thursday to protect its civilians and called on the non-state armed groups to cease their attacks against the civilians, after the escalation of the ...

The group also called on Colombia’s government to speed up investigations into homicides in Catatumbo ... ELN is trying to control the border with Venezuela, partly due to the drug trade ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — A prominent human rights group said Wednesday that rebel groups in Colombia committed “grave abuses” against civilians as they fight for control of the Catatumbo ...