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![Hippos descended from drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s pets now being sterilised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hippos descended from drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s pets now being sterilised
More than 100 of the mammals roam around unsupervised in some rivers.
!['Holy grail of shipwrecks' holding $33 billion of treasure to be resurfaced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Holy grail of shipwrecks' holding $33 billion of treasure to be resurfaced
The question is, who is entitled to the billion-dollar loot?
![Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’
The 166-strong herd are descendants of animals brought there from Africa by Escobar.
![Football star Luis Diaz's parents kidnapped while driving home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Football star Luis Diaz's parents kidnapped while driving home
The parents were pulled over by motorcycle gunmen on their way home.
![Consider your family an adventurous one?... Colombia's calling!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Consider your family an adventurous one?... Colombia's calling!
Seven years post-peace agreement, Colombia is safer and better than ever.
![How a southern Italian crime family’s reign ended in tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
How a southern Italian crime family’s reign ended in tragedy
Financial Times: Two shocking murders, 25 years apart, in fight to rule organised crime.
!['We are family': Rescuers recount incredible moment they found missing children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'We are family': Rescuers recount incredible moment they found missing children
New York Times: At first, Nicolás Ordóñez heard a soft cry in the jungle.
![Colombian children rescued in jungle had been fleeing for their lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Colombian children rescued in jungle had been fleeing for their lives
New York Times: Family had feared the kids would be recruited by a violent armed group.
![Tragic twist to Amazon miracle: Mum survived 4 days with kids after plane crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tragic twist to Amazon miracle: Mum survived 4 days with kids after plane crash
New details have emerged in the harrowing story of four kids who survived a plane crash.
![Sought out by science, and then forgotten: The families used for medical research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sought out by science, and then forgotten: The families used for medical research
New York Times: Four decades ago families were sought out for insights into Huntington's.
![Surgeon ordered to pay child support after failed vasectomy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Surgeon ordered to pay child support after failed vasectomy
The parents knew another child would cripple them financially.
![Jungle hunt continues for children missing after deadly plane crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jungle hunt continues for children missing after deadly plane crash
Colombians continue to search for four indigenous children after a plane crash.
![Fears for children who survived plane crash, 16 days alone in Colombian jungle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fears for children who survived plane crash, 16 days alone in Colombian jungle
After jubilation the Colombian president is managing expectations.
![Why this town has celebrated Christmas in February for nearly 200 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why this town has celebrated Christmas in February for nearly 200 years
New York Times: Every year this town observes a tradition that dates back to slavery era.
![Bean there, done that: Would you travel to Colombia for a latte?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bean there, done that: Would you travel to Colombia for a latte?
Coffee lovers listen up, Colombia is your dream destination.
![Colombian protestors take oil workers, police hostage, kill one with machete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Colombian protestors take oil workers, police hostage, kill one with machete
Villagers were protesting poor road conditions, disparity with oil riches.
![Ukraine among world's fastest improving passports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ukraine among world's fastest improving passports
Not all passports are equal but these are fast improving their place in the world.
![How Colombia’s most notorious drug cartel went underground in the UK](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
How Colombia’s most notorious drug cartel went underground in the UK
Church shooting has shone a light on still-active members of the forgotten Cali syndicate.
![Ardern hints at progress in Latin America trade deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ardern hints at progress in Latin America trade deal
The PM has drawn on the wisdom of the Lord of the Rings star in a business speech.
!['I knew he was broken': Ex of man who murdered Juliana Herrera reveals dark, violent past](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I knew he was broken': Ex of man who murdered Juliana Herrera reveals dark, violent past
The dark past of the man charged with murdering Colombian woman in Christchurch.
![Man admits murdering Colombian woman in extremely violent attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man admits murdering Colombian woman in extremely violent attack
Man admits murdering Juliana Herrera in her Christchurch home, can now be named.