Colombia is seeking to become a full-fledged member of the BRICS group as soon as possible, and Brazil will promote its candidacy, according to a joint statement from the leaders of Brazil and Colombia, published after their meeting in Bogota on Tuesday.

Sport24 - Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said Friday that he was "honoured" to be courted by Colombia, who want the former Real Madrid boss to join them after the Asian Cup. But the Portuguese, who has been Iran coach for eight rollercoaster years, insisted that he remains committed to bringing Asian football's biggest prize back to the country for the ...

AP Iran coach Carlos Queiroz is in talks about taking over Colombias national team after the Asian Cup. Alvaro Gonzalez, who is vice president of the Colombian football federation, told a local radio station on Monday that an agreement with Queiroz is close and could be wrapped up by the end of the week. The Portuguese coach has been in charge ...

IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi expressed grief over the sad occasion of Colombia and Indonesia landslides which caused killing and missing of dozens of people. In his statement released on Sunday evening, the spokesman expressed sympathy with the bereaved families of the victims in the two countries. City of Mocoa in Colombnia was ...

Reuters- An aircraft with 81 people aboard, including a Brazilian football team, crashed in central Colombia, and rescuers are moving survivors from the site, the country's civil aviation association said on Tuesday. The Chapecoense football team was among the 72 passengers and 9 crew on board the charter aircraft when it crashed around 10:15 p....

Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his "resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end." The surprise announcement comes less than a week after Colombian voters delivered a shocking blow to the peace process, and the award notably excludes any leaders of ...

Iran have put their FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign back on track in Colombia, with a 5-3 win over Morocco in Group F. The Asian champions, who suffered a shock defeat against Spain on the opening match day, managed to find their form. After a slow start from both teams, Iran moved to a 3 goal lead and held a 4-2 margin at the break. Iran scored ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi would visit Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador in coming days. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif plans to visit Latin American countries to meet with officials of these countries. Ambassadors and political representatives of Latin American ...

Intrepid travelers looking for their next, offbeat adventure are advised to consider Colombia, Iran and North Korea next year, which made Afar magazines list of most provocative trips for 2015. In their selection of where to go in 2015, experts at the travel magazine challenge readers to delve beyond sensationalist headlines and preconceptions and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran failed to book a place in the International Futsal Grand Prix final after being beaten by Colombia on Saturday. The Iranian team lost to Colombia 4-3 in So Bernardo do Campo, So Paulo. Colombia had previously defeated Iran 2-1 in a shock playoff encounter for quarterfinals of the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. The ...

An international film festival in Colombia is programmed to hold the internationally celebrated Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostamis film retrospective and workshop. The Iranian filmmaker has been invited to the 54th International Film Festival of Cartagena (Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias) to present his cinematic programs during ...