Colombia football head arrested on battery charge Ramón Jesurún, head of the Colombian Football Federation, and his son, Ramón Jamil, were arrested following a brawl…
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Summary Henry De Los Rios Polania, a hero father from Hainault, London, shielded his family from a samurai sword attacker, sustaining a deep hand wound.…
Luis Manuel Díaz was held captive for 12 days by the ELN guerrilla group before his release earlier this week.
Diaz’s father was held for 12 days in Colombia.
They’re prolific breeders.
Luis Manuel Diaz and his wife Cilenis Marulanda were snatched by armed men on Saturday.
The footballer’s mother has been rescued but his father remains captive.
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say Authorities have announced six people – all Colombians – have been arrested in connection with the killing…
Nicolas Petro, son of the Colombian president, was detained by the police on Saturday on money laundering and illicit enrichment charges. The arrest comes as part of a high-profile probe, stemming from accusations made by his ex-wife earlier this year.
The broadcaster threw himself into filming.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been on hold for a number of years now.
Daily Mirror says FORTY-NINE INMATES died during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency has said.
The Metro says AT LEAST four people were killed and hundreds injured when a stadium partially collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia.
The Guardian says AT LEAST four people were killed and hundreds injured in Colombia on Sunday after spectator stands at a bullfight collapsed, authorities said.
The Independent says Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
TRT World says Leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro has defeated millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia’s presidential vote, according to a live count on the Latin American country’s election authority website.
Revolutionary President Gustavo Petro elected in historic Colombian elections. Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday.…
TRT World says at least six people have been killed and four wounded in armed clashes between alleged gang members at an indoor football match in Guatemala.
The Guardian says former Colombia captain Freddy Rincón has died aged 55 after sustaining severe head injuries in a car crash.
Arab News says an explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s Boyaca province killed 11 people and left four missing, the ANM said.
The Guardian says Colombia has decriminalised abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, adding to a recent string of legal victories for reproductive rights in Latin America.
TRT World news says at least 14 people have died and 35 others injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia, the national disaster management agency said.
VIDEO: World condemns Colombia ‘excessive force’ – 19 dead, 846 injured, many missing The world has come together to condemn the violence and what the…
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