BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay and Colombia will play the opening match on Wednesday of the 2013 South American Youth Championship, to be held until Feb. 3 in Argentina's Andean cities of Mendoza and San Juan. The 10 U-20 teams from the So...
BOGOTA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Colombia on Tuesday honored its top athletes, including Olympic gold medal winner Mariana Pajon and soccer star Radamel Falcao Garcia. Pajon, winner of the BMX cycling competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, received...
BOGOTA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- FIFA president Joseph Blatter said on Friday that Colombia could be capable of holding the 2026 World Cup finals after successfully hosting the under-20 event, which ends Saturday with the final game between Brazil and Por...
Juan Manuel Santos, candidate(候选人) for the ruling Social Party of National Unity, was elected Sunday new president of Colombia for the term 2010-2014. Santos, the candidate of the ruling Social Party of National Unity (U) defeated his rival can...
By Zulima Palacio Colombia 06 February 2008 Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Monday -- at home and abroad -- to demand that the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it is holding. The protesters denounced F...
By Brian Wagner Miami 10 January 2008 Colombia's government has approved a new attempt by Venezuela to pick up two hostages held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Venezuela's president says he has received instruct...
By Brian Wagner Miami 26 December 2007 Colombia's government has accepted a Venezuelan operation to receive three hostages to be freed by Colombian rebels. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has planes and...
By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombia again of sabotaging a humanitarian deal that he was trying to negotiate with Colombian rebels. In Caracas, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez claimed h...
By Paula Wolfson Montevideo, Uruguay 11 March 2007 President Bush travels to Bogota Saturday amid extremely tight security in the Colombian capital. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he is going to show his support for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Pre...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2006 President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe say they will continue working together to defeat the illegal drug trade. The leaders also discussed a pending free trade agreement. ----------------------...
