Colombia
Literary genius Gabriel García Márquez has passed on Thursday at the age of 87.
The relationship between soccer and the media has not been on good terms this week. On Tuesday, three stories broke regarding major soccer personalities clashing with different media sources. Here is a survey of what happened.
The long peace process that is currently trying to end the fighting between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Federal Government led by Juan Manuel Santos is still under negotiation, in a debate many consider to be slow but could one day end the decades-long fight.
Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is under investigation by Spanish authorities for his alleged involvement with illegal activities related to money laundering for Colombian drug trafficking.
Falcao's injury is a huge setback for Colombia and the World Cup at large. The World Cup is an event that features the world's greatest superstars in the sport and it represented the first chance that Falcao's tremendous goal-scoring chops would be exhibited to the world at large. Now the Colombian will miss out on that chance for what could be the rest of his career.
Mexican singer Paulina Rubio returns to court after being sued for not showing up to one of her concerts in Colombia.
Colombia and Belgium will face off in an international friendly on Thursday.
The CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers have already come to an end and the four teams that have automatically qualified have been revealed. But which of them actually stands a chance next summer?
Colombia will look to end its World Cup qualification tournament on a high note when it takes on Paraguay on Tuesday.
Colombia qualified for the World Cup on Friday thanks to a tremendous comeback against Chile.
Colombia and Chile will face off in a key match in the World Cup 2014 Qualifiers.
Sofia Vergara, one of the most popular Latina actresses today, has a strong connection to her native Colombian roots, much like her 'Modern Family' character, Gloria. Like Gloria, she is a attentive mother and is never afraid to stand up for what she believes in.
Police found two kilos in a Canadian woman's fake pregnant stomach in a Colombian airport.
Colombia will look to clinch a spot in the World Cup Finals when it takes on Uruguay in Montevideo on Tuesday.
In the wake of two-and-a-half years of bloody conflict, Syrians are being displaced in droves. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), approximately 5 million Syrians have been uprooted from their homes internally and another 2 million have fled the country for the safety of a better life abroad. Considering that the entire country's population is only 23 million, that's an enormous number of refugees.
