Colombia suffered its bloodiest day in months as a drug-trafficking group downed a police helicopter just hours before a deadly terror attack near an air force base.

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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian importers for the first time bought palm oil from Colombia and Guatemala as producers sitting on surplus stocks offered cargoes at steep discounts, four trade sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

A car bomb and a separate attack on a police helicopter in Colombia killed at least 17 people on Thursday, according to authorities.

Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest.

Colombia is reeling from two attacks on its police and military, in what's been described as the country's bloodiest day in months.

Dramatic scenes from Colombia show a police helicopter crashing into a mountain after reportedly being struck by a drone, just hours after a deadly car bomb explosion rocked a military air base in Cali.

A remote island on the Amazon River — now the subject of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia — has a single paved road for a main street, which is home to more nightclubs and evangelical churches than any other businesses.