They invariably feature exhausting journeys with a hostile reception at the end and often produce a volatile clash of vastly differing footballing cultures.
Prominent Venezuelan lawmaker Freddy Guevara has sought refuge in the Chilean ambassador's residence in Caracas amid fears he could be jailed, a development...
The United Nations and Bogota signed a major pact Friday to uproot Colombia's booming cocaine business, as part of peace efforts between the government and...
Colombia's FARC -- a political party formed from a former rebel group following a historic peace deal -- said Wednesday it was fielding its leader as a...
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With strong yet delicate hands, Daniel Alfonso Garrido masterfully handles fragile threads of gold to craft fine jewelry, perpetuating an old Arabic art...
In the hinterlands of Naples a revolution is afoot.
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More trees at water sources improve sanitation and lead to fewer children dying from diarrhoea in poor countries, a global study said on Monday.
The A-29 Super Tucanos, set to arrive in Lebanon in 2018, are an agile, propeller-driven plane, widely use in Africa, Latin America and elsewhere mainly for...
The once unfathomable prospect of a World Cup without Lionel Messi and Argentina could become reality Tuesday as South America’s thrilling 2018 qualification...
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Lionel Messi and Argentina’s hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup were left hanging in the balance Thursday after another stalemate on a nail-biting day of...
The stadiums have been renovated, the publicity posters hung. But not everything was ideal for players in the Under-17 World Cup being hosted in India, with...
Venezuelans already struggling to find food, medicine and other basic necessities have a new shortage to worry about: cash.
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Argentina’s stumbling 2018 World Cup qualification campaign faces another awkward hurdle Thursday as the misfiring South American giants take on in-form Peru...
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka Tuesday said he had been denied a visa to attend the UN general assembly because of unresolved war crime allegations...