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  • Colombia Centenario football tournament

    Colombia finish third at Copa America

    Football | June 27, 2016 9:01 IST

    A first half strike from Carlos Bacca earned Colombia a third place finish at the Copa America Centenario football tournament following a 1-0 win over hosts US at the University of Phoenix Stadium here.

  • colombia finds what may be world s largest sunken treasure

    Colombia finds what may be world's largest sunken treasure

    World | December 06, 2015 16:54 IST

    Cartegena, Colombia: President Juan Manual Santos on Saturday hailed the discovery of a Spanish galleon that went down off the South American nation's coast more than 300 years ago with what may be the world's

  • 11 killed in colombia military plane crash

    11 killed in Colombia military plane crash

    World | August 01, 2015 9:04 IST

    Bogota: Eleven Colombian air force personnel were killed when a plane went down in the province of Cesar, the military said.The crash took place on Friday and he first official report about the crash came from Colombia President

  • president greets colombia on independence day

    President greets Colombia on independence day

    India | July 19, 2015 17:25 IST

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted the government and people of Colombia on the eve of their Independence Day.In his message to his Colombian conterpart Juan Manuel Santos, Mukherjee conveyed Independence Day greetings on

  • motorists flee as wildfire races across california freeway

    Motorists flee as wildfire races across California freeway

    World | July 18, 2015 17:00 IST

    Los Angeles:   A fast-moving wildfire swept across a Southern California freeway in a mountain pass, destroying 20 vehicles and sending motorists running to safety before burning at least four structures. Two people suffered minor injuries,

  • neymar ahead of the teams says james rodriguez

    'Neymar ahead of the teams' says James Rodriguez

    Football | June 16, 2015 11:09 IST

    Santiago:  Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez has lavished praise on Brazil captain Neymar ahead of the teams' Copa America Group C clash on Wednesday.The fixture at Santiago's Estadio Monumental is a repeat of last year's World

  • death toll rises to 48 in colombia landslide

    Death toll rises to 48 in Colombia landslide

    World | May 19, 2015 8:22 IST

    Bogota: At least 48 people died and an unknown number are missing in a landslide caused when a creek overflowed in the town of Salgar, in northwest Colombia, the head of the National Risk and

  • 15 trapped in colombian gold mine

    15 trapped in Colombian gold mine

    World | May 14, 2015 10:37 IST

    Bogota: At least 15 people were trapped in a gold mine in Colombia due to a sudden cave-in, authorities said.The collapse took place at a gold mine in the central Colombian province of Caldas Riosucio,

  • bomb attacks on police stations in colombia foiled

    Bomb attacks on police stations in Colombia foiled

    World | March 25, 2015 12:55 IST

    Bogota:The Colombian authorities have said they conducted nine raids in different parts of Bogota and captured five people who were about to carry out bomb attacks on two police stations.The raids took place on Tuesday

  • mass grave with 62 bodies found in colombia

    Mass grave with 62 bodies found in Colombia

    World | February 08, 2015 9:22 IST

    Bogota: The Colombian attorney general's office found in the southwestern part of the country a mass grave with the remains of some 62 people who might have been victims of paramilitary groups, media reported Saturday.The

  • top south american teams through to fifa u 20 wc

    Top South American teams through to FIFA U-20 WC

    Football | February 05, 2015 10:43 IST

    Montevideo: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Colombia booked their berth at this year's New Zealand U-20 FIFA World Cup after the penultimate round of the South American U-20 Championship here.Top scorer Giovanni Simeone from Argentina, son

  • james rodriguez voted americas best athlete of the year

    James Rodriguez voted Americas' best athlete of the year

    Football | December 27, 2014 13:36 IST

    Madrid: Colombian footballer James Rodriguez was voted the best athlete in the Americas by the International Association of Sports Reporters in the Americas (AIPS).Rodriguez, a mid-fielder for Spanish club Real Madrid, was a key player

  • colombia s revolutionary armed forces free general

    Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces free general

    World | December 01, 2014 7:40 IST

    Bogota: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Sunday that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) freed General Ruben Dario Alzate and two others kidnapped Nov 16."General Alzate, corporal Jorge Rodriguez and attorney Gloria

  • brazil and colombia to meet in copa america

    Brazil and Colombia to meet in Copa America

    Football | November 25, 2014 8:18 IST

    Vina Del Mar, Chile: Brazil will face Colombia and Argentina will play defending champion Uruguay after the group-stage matchups were drawn for the 2015 Copa America on Monday.Brazil was drawn against Colombia, Peru and Venezuela

  • india scores high on happy planet index

    India scores high on Happy Planet Index

    World | November 24, 2014 9:08 IST

    London: India has scored high on the 'Happy Planet Index', an interesting light-coded map of 151 countries which ranks nations on life indicators rather than wealth and highlights their disparities in the levels of contentment.Countries

  • colombia halts peace talks after general is taken

    Colombia halts peace talks after general is taken

    World | November 18, 2014 6:54 IST

    Colombia: President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia's largest rebel group demonstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured on Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century

  • artistes from colombia brazil palestine and mali to perform

    Artistes from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali to perform at Amarrass music festival

    Bollywood | November 17, 2014 19:41 IST

    New Delhi: An eclectic array of musicians from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali, along with India's shining stars, will perform at the third edition of Amarrass music festival in the capital beginning Nov 21, said

  • colombia to launch world s first floating gas liquefaction

    Colombia to launch world's first floating gas liquefaction plant

    World | October 21, 2014 23:12 IST

    Bogota: The world's first floating gas liquefaction plant is due to begin operating next year off the coast of northern Colombia under a pact between Canada-based Pacific Rubiales Energy and Belgian shipbuilder Exmar.Executives from the

  • rodriguez scores in 75th as colombia beats canada

    Rodriguez scores in 75th as Colombia beats Canada

    Football | October 15, 2014 14:29 IST

    Harrison, N.J: James Rodriguez scored on a quick restart in the 75th minute and Colombia beat Canada 1-0 in the nightcap of an international friendly doubleheader Tuesday night.   After being frustrated repeatedly by goalkeeper Milan

  • liverpool in talks to sign mario balotelli

    Liverpool in talks to sign Mario Balotelli

    Football | August 22, 2014 7:53 IST

    LIVERPOOL, England:  Liverpool could be about to replace one controversial striker with another. Italy international Mario Balotelli has been lined up by the Premier League club as a potential replacement for Luis Suarez, who left

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