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27 years ago, the city was completely devastated by an earthquake that its inhabitants will never forget. Now they had to experience a new earthquake, but the story was completely different.
Deivi and Winder Delfín are 15 and 17 years old. In June his building collapsed after the earthquakes in Venezuela and it took 27 days to remove the bodies of his mother and little brother with his hands. They moved to Colombia with their father and three days later the earth shook again.
Although Israel has occupied the Golan Heights since 1967, only the United States and Colombia recognize its sovereignty over this plateau with great strategic value.
It is the first time that the Russian leader visits the Kuril Islands, according to state media.
The Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi reconstructs in the Netflix documentary "A Son of My Own" the case of a Mexican woman who faked a pregnancy and kidnapped a newborn.
On the occasion of the centenary of Fidel Castro's birth this Thursday, his daughter Alina Fernández tells BBC Mundo what her relationship with the leader was like and why she decided to escape from Cuba.
Psychologist Kelly Díaz exemplifies the sacrifice of volunteers in rescue efforts in Cali, one of the cities most affected by the earthquake in Colombia.
In January 2009, President Hugo Chávez severed diplomatic relations with Israel, after years of continued deterioration.
The magnitude of the phenomenon, the composition of the soil and the design of buildings are some of the factors that explain why certain people perceive that earthquakes last longer than they really do.
The Pacific Ring of Fire, also known as the Ring of Fire, covers a large number of countries in America and Asia.
We explain the phenomenon that caused the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook western Colombia.
According to US media sources, the president was secretly relocated to a different plane than Air Force One to avoid an Iranian threat when flying from Türkiye to the US.
Colombia is located on the interaction zone of three tectonic plates. It is one of the nations with the highest seismic activity in Latin America and has been the scene of powerful earthquakes like the one this Monday.
The earthquake had a depth of 96 km and was recorded in the morning, around 7:34 am, local time.
Washington's growing influence over what happens in Caracas is palpable not only in the actions and decisions of the Delcy Rodríguez government, but also in the actions and silences of the opposition.
The Pix tool was developed by central bank technicians and quickly became popular throughout Brazil.
According to initial reports from the authorities, two people on a motorcycle approached the content creator and shot him at point-blank range.
Restoring toys, distributing lunches in hospitals, recycling clothes or making body bags are some of the tasks that volunteers undertook to alleviate the effects of the devastation.
The impact of a drone on a Black Sea resort also left 40 injured, according to Russian authorities.
A farmer suffering from slow-growing cysts caused by a tapeworm says he had no idea anything was wrong.
A farmer suffering from slow-growing cysts caused by a tapeworm says he had no idea anything was wrong.
The attack on the warehouses of the online sales portal has affected civilians who depend on that business to live, making them feel the war closer.
The highway passes through Western Sahara, a disputed territory over which Morocco claims sovereignty.
The highway passes through Western Sahara, a disputed territory over which Morocco claims sovereignty.
Nixon Pérez Paz was deported from the United States in May 2025. A year later, his wife, Glendy González de la Cruz, decided to return to her native Guatemala to reunify the family. Last week they were found in a sugarcane field with gunshot wounds.
Gianni Infantino has had run-ins with the unions and European football, but after 10 years as president of FIFA, he remains in an unassailable position. We tell you why.
Gianni Infantino has had run-ins with the unions and European football, but after 10 years as president of FIFA, he remains in an unassailable position. We tell you why.
Both countries have stated that they will not hesitate to carry out joint interventions in the future.
Whether sympathizers or detractors like it more or less, Petro's mandate broke molds and inherits legacies.
The Colombian Julián de Zubiría has spent his entire career in pedagogy arguing that education based on memory must change. The arrival of artificial intelligence, which can boycott processes such as admission to the largest university in Latin America, makes it more urgent, he tells BBC Mundo.
Theo became the first British baby to undergo surgery in utero to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
Theo became the first British baby to undergo surgery in utero to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
For decades, how naked mole rat queens maintain control of their colony has baffled scientists. They finally managed to understand how they do it.
For decades, how naked mole rat queens maintain control of their colony has baffled scientists. They finally managed to understand how they do it.
The population of al Mughayyir denounces how Israeli settlers attack their population to take over Palestinian land.
The population of al Mughayyir denounces how Israeli settlers attack their population to take over Palestinian land.
The American singer will "retire from public life" at the end of her world tour, her representative declared.
The American singer will "retire from public life" at the end of her world tour, her representative declared.
The crossings of crowds from Morocco to Ceuta highlighted the divisions in Europe over the sensitive issue of migration, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.
The crossings of crowds from Morocco to Ceuta highlighted the divisions in Europe over the sensitive issue of migration, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.
A century ago, the North American country was involved in a political, military and religious conflict that left around 250,000 dead and in which women played a leading role.
A century ago, the North American country was involved in a political, military and religious conflict that left around 250,000 dead and in which women played a leading role.
Thousands of migrants have arrived in Ceuta in recent days, causing a new crisis in the Spanish North African enclave. These are the four keys to understanding what is happening and how Spain and Morocco are responding.
Thousands of migrants have arrived in Ceuta in recent days, causing a new crisis in the Spanish North African enclave. These are the four keys to understanding what is happening and how Spain and Morocco are responding.
Several European governments asked to restrict immigration controls in the face of the "shocking" scenes experienced in Ceuta this week. Spanish authorities say the situation is under control.
The renowned mountaineer became famous for having scaled the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
For millions of children, this red substance that stained everything it touched was one of the most feared images when getting a wound.
For millions of children, this red substance that stained everything it touched was one of the most feared images when getting a wound.
For millions of children, this red substance that stained everything it touched was one of the most feared images when getting a wound.
The co-founder of prediction markets platform Kalshi swapped tutus for books and came up with an idea that changed the law and her fortune.