Tag: Colombia

Chile beat Colombia on penalties to reach Copa semis

Champions Chile maintained their hopes of a third straight Copa America victory after beating Colombia on penalties on Friday to reach the semi-finals. Chile could...

Messi ‘bitter’ as Colombia stun Argentina

Lionel Messi said his team was feeling bitter after Argentina lost their opening Copa America match 2-0 to Colombia despite dominating the second half. Goals...

First ever Dwarf Copa America tackles prejudice

BUENOS AIRES: The first Dwarf Copa America has started in Buenos Aires with the goal of using football to tackle social prejudices. Teams from Chile,...

Authorities shut down Pablo Escobar museum in Colombia

A museum dedicated to late and notorious Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar has been shut down in Medellin, according to local authorities. The museum, owned...

Colombia kills ‘most dangerous’ FARC dissident

BOGOTA: Colombian armed forces killed "the most dangerous" dissident guerrilla from now-disbanded Marxist rebels FARC on Saturday in the drug violence-infested jungle area on...

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador’s passport rules and cross border

IPIALES, Colombia: Dozens of furious Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic misery in Venezuela for a new life elsewhere on Sunday defied rules requiring they hold...

2018 FIFA World Cup Match Preview: Colombia vs England

Russia: The 2018 FIFA World Cup has seen the strongest teams, those dubbed as favourites; lose to teams who haven’t even made it out...

UNESCO marks Colombia’a Chiribiquete national park for conservation

Colombia's massive Chiribiquete National Park has made UNESCO's World Heritage List, the United Nations body announced Sunday. "Congratulations," the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation...

Colombia beat Senegal to top group

SAMARA/VOLGOGRAD: Yerry Mina's second-half header sent Colombia into a potential last-16 tie with England at the World Cup at the expense of Senegal, who...

Colombia warns World Cup fans in Russia over behavior

BOGOTA: Colombia's foreign ministry has urged fans of "Los Cafeteros" (The Coffee Growers) at the World Cup to be on their best behaviour after a...

Colombia to become first Latin American NATO ‘global partner’

BOGOTA: Colombia will next week formally become NATO’s first Latin American “global partner,” President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday. Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel...

Colombia’s election could mark the start of a resurgent left

BOGOTA: Left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro had a simple but radical proposal for his audience in the small industrial town of Yumbo in western...

Colombian government opens ceasefire talks with ELN rebels

HAVANA: A Colombian government delegation began talks with ELN guerrillas in the Cuban capital on Friday hoping to build on a temporary ceasefire put...

New frog species discovered in Venezuela, Colombia

Venezuelan and Colombian scientists have identified a new species of frog in the Perija mountain range shared by both countries that is home to...

Colombia nationalist rebels plan to protest over peace talks suspension

BOGOTA: Colombia’s ELN rebel group said on Wednesday it would hold a three-day national blockade beginning over the weekend to protest the government’s suspension...

Obrador says Mexico should study Colombia peace process

MEXICO CITY: The Colombian peace process is a “good reference” for Mexico to follow to try and end years of drug violence, the security...

10 dead in Colombia Mi-17 helicopter crash

BOGOTA: Ten people were killed when a Mi-17 helicopter crashed in northern Colombia on Tuesday, the country’s authorities said. "We learned with regret about the...