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 have won the game in normal time…
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 from Roger Martinez and Duvan Zapata in…
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, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Canada,…
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 by Escobar’s brother Roberto, was popular on…
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 the border with Ecuador, the government said. Victor…
IPIALES, Colombia: Dozens of furious Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic misery in Venezuela for a new life elsewhere on Sunday defied rules requiring they hold a valid passport to cross the border from…
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 of the group stages in recent years. Powerhouse…
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 announced on Twitter. With an area of…
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 lost out to Japan having received more yellow…
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 series of embarrassing incidents. The foreign ministry was…
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 Peace Prize for his efforts to end…
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 Colombia. What if his government bought a huge…
HAVANA: A Colombian government delegation began talks with ELN guerrillas in the Cuban capital on Friday hoping to build on a temporary ceasefire put in place for the May 27 presidential election.…
Venezuelan and Colombian scientists have identified a new species of frog in the Perija mountain range shared by both countries that is home to unusual species like this small amphibian. With multi-colored…
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 of peace negotiations, and urged Colombians to avoid…
MEXICO CITY: The Colombian peace process is a “good reference” for Mexico to follow to try and end years of drug violence, the security advisor of leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez…
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 death of the crew and passengers of…
