Colombia: 13 killed in military helicopter crash
Officials in Colombia say a Colombian air force helicopter has crashed near the Caribbean coast and all 13 people aboard have been killed.
Atlantico state civil defense director Jorge Fernandez says
Colombian city gets outdoor escalators
A poor neighbourhood on the western mountainside of the Colombian city of Medellin has been installed with outdoor escalators to solve the problem of people getting up and down steep terrain.
The esc
Top Colombian rebel commander killed
Alfonso Cano, a top commander of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who carried a $5 million reward, has been killed by security forces, the Colombian government has announced.
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Baby stolen from Colombian woman's womb
A 19-year-old pregnant Colombian woman's unborn child was stolen after she was drugged and cut open, authorities in the northern province of Magdalena said.
The case occurred near Santa Marta, the pr
Hypnosis at Colombian school ends in mass hysteria
A total of 42 Colombian students taking part in a hypnotism show at a school in the southwestern city of Mocoa were unable to come out of a trance and suffered an attack of mass hysteria, school offic
Oscar hat-trick lifts Brazil to Under-20 title
Brazil were crowned under-20 World Champions on Saturday with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Portugal in the final.
Oscar scored a hat-trick, including the match-winner in the 111th minute. That follo
World’s biggest emerald shines in Colombia
A massive uncut emerald on exhibit in Colombia’s capital is being touted by its owners as the biggest in the world, officials said.
World's 'biggest' emerald shines in Colombia
A massive uncut emerald on exhibit in Colombia's capital is being touted by its owners as the biggest in the world, officials said Saturday.
The 11,000-karat raw green gem weighs in at 2.27 kilos (al
Soaked matches save journalist from being burned alive
Kidnapped Colombian journalist Mario Esteban Lopez escaped being burned alive by kidnappers because the gasoline they doused him with wetted their matches, he told EFE.
Former hubby of lover to sue Arnie
The ex-husband of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lover told a Colombian magazine on Sunday that he plans to sue the former governor, alleging that the birth certificate of the couple’s love child was falsifi