Results will be announced on Monday, prolonging the uncertainty with the opposition claiming victory.

Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.

Alvaro Uribe was the country's first president to be criminally convicted, and faced 12 years' house arrest.

The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail…

The historic items were taken in broad daylight and are now feared to have been broken down for parts.

The 'squashbucklers' climbed into their hollowed out giant gourds, which are grown locally in the US state of O…

Experts have suggested several attacks launched by the US may be illegal under international law.