Colombia

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And other stories from the stranger side of life

WHO adds strain first discovered in Colombia to list of ‘variants of concern’

Police crackdown on demonstrations against poverty, unemployment and rising inequality leave 19 dead

What does Caster Semenya’s latest defeat say about gender? Is Colombia slipping into conflict? And are killer whales turning against us?

President Ivan Duque offers bounty for capture of rebel leaders planning to resume armed conflict

US Vice-president Mike Pence to meet opposition leader Juan Guaido as prospect of military intervention mounts

National Security Advisor piles pressure on Maduro, while possibly also inadvertently revealing plans to send US troops to Colombia

Police arrest 27 people from criminal networks smuggling dirty money from Mexico

Venezuelan president blames Colombia, right-wing opposition and exiles in Florida for failed drone strike

Sombra had become something of a celebrity for her powers of drug-detection

Group H results and final standings

Whether you're tracking ostriches in African grasslands or seeking out toucanets in cloud forests, there's plenty here to fit the, er, bill

Google Doodle celebrates late Colombian author’s birthday

In Depth: after a 50-year war, Colombia brings leftists in from the cold

Dozens missing after El Almirante capsizes in popular resort with 150 people on board

Dozens of children among the dead after heavy rain floods the south-western city of Mocoa

Bolivian newspaper told Miguel Quiroga was warned he did not have enough fuel on board before take-off

Surprise referendum result risks prolonging armed conflict and plunging country into uncertainty

Caracas takes lead in league table based on number of murders per year

National Crime Agency video warns of the drug's impact – but critics argue regulation would counter this

World Cup whispers: Howard's heroics, Europe back in the game, Neymar fitness fears

They come from South America and they play in yellow shirts... could Colombia steal the hosts' thunder this summer?