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VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA HAS DISPLACED MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE


Violence by criminal gangs battling over drug trafficking areas has displaced more than 800 people in northwestern Colombia, the United Nations said... READ MORE

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COLOMBIA'S FARC SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN OVER SECURITY FEARS


Colombia's former FARC Marxist rebel group has temporarily suspended its campaign for upcoming parliamentary elections due to security threats to its candidates... READ MORE

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SAUDI ARABIA CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN NETS $130B FROM NATION'S ELITE


TODAY Paying the piper in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has officially ended its anti-corruption blitz after extracting more than 130 billion from some of its richest citizens... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 142

COLOMBIA'S FORMER GUERILLA LEADER LAUNCHES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN


Rodrigo Londono is the first presidential candidate of a new political party formed by FARC's members in Colombia... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 547

FORMER COLOMBIAN GUERRILLA LEADER 'TIMOCHENKO' LAUNCHES PRESIDENTIAL BID


Two ex-combatants were recently shot to death while campaigning for a FARC congressional candidate in northwestern Colombia... READ MORE

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EX-REBELS BUILD HOTEL TO RECREATE GUERRILLA LIFE


Colombia peace Former Farc rebels build hotel to recreate guerrilla life... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 342

COLOMBIA LAUNCHES MILITARY TASK FORCE TO COMBAT CRIME GANGS


Scores of crime gangs and right-wing paramilitary groups jostle with the dissident FARC for control of the drug trafficking routes to the Pacific... READ MORE

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COLOMBIA REFERENDUM: VOTERS REJECT FARC PEACE DEAL


Colombians reject a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24 percent voting against it... READ MORE

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COLOMBIA REFERENDUM: VOTERS REJECT PEACE DEAL WITH FARC GUERRILLAS


Colombians have rejected a peace deal to end 52 years of war with Farc guerrillas, throwing the country into confusion about its future... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 23047

COLOMBIANS VOTE ON HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH FARC REBELS


BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Colombia's day of reckoning has arrived... READ MORE

2nd October, 2016 14294

COLOMBIA PEACE DEAL: HISTORIC AGREEMENT IS SIGNED


Colombia's government and left-wing Farc rebels sign an agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war... READ MORE

27th September, 2016 11159

COLOMBIA'S CONGRESS RATIFIES PEACE DEAL WITH FARC REBELS


President Juan Manuel Santos has said there won't be a second referendum... READ MORE

1st December, 2016 9819

SANTOS CALLS FOR 'RETHINK' OF WAR ON DRUGS


The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has used his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to call for the world to rethink the war on drugs... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 6857

COLOMBIA AND FARC SIGN HISTORIC PACT ENDING 52-YEAR WAR


The US Department of State has pledged 390m for Colombia next year to support the peace process... READ MORE

27th September, 2016 5642

COLOMBIA LANDSLIDE LEAVES AT LEAST 254 DEAD AND HUNDREDS MISSING


The Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, arrived in Mocoa on Sunday to survey the crisis... READ MORE

3rd April, 2017 4760

COLOMBIA REFERENDUM: PEACE DEAL WITH FARC REJECTED


Voters in Colombia's referendum have narrowly rejected a peace accord between the government and the Marxist group, FARC... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 3375

A FARC REBEL DISCOVERS SOFT BEDS AND IPHONES AFTER 20 YEARS IN THE COLOMBIAN JUNGLE


EL DIAMANTE, Colombia -- Do you want to see my gun? Yurluey Mendoza asked about 90 minutes into our conversation... READ MORE

1st October, 2016 2735

COLOMBIA SIGNS HISTORIC PEACE DEAL WITH FARC


Just days later, voters shocked peace deal promoters and detractors alike by rejecting the agreement... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 2593

COLOMBIA'S CONGRESS APPROVES HISTORIC PEACE DEAL WITH FARC REBELS


Gratitude to Congress for its historic support of Colombians' hope for peace, Santos tweeted after the vote in the lower house... READ MORE

1st December, 2016 2042

PRESIDENT SANTOS OF COLOMBIA: YOU HAVE TO DRAW A LINE BETWEEN PEACE AND JUSTICE


Nobel Peace Prizewinner, President Juan Manuel Santos, talks to Isabelle Kumar about why bringing peace does not always bring popularity at the polls... READ MORE

28th June, 2017 1892

COLOMBIA AND FARC REBELS SIGN HISTORIC CEASEFIRE DEAL TO END 50-YEAR CONFLICT


Final peace deal will require approval in referendum but formal cessation of hostilities and Farc's acceptance of disarmament are key steps toward resolution... READ MORE

24th June, 2016 1526

COLOMBIA'S BREXIT MOMENT AS POLITICIANS MISJUDGE POPULAR ANGER AT FARC AMNESTY


The Nobel committee was reportedly considering a peace prize for Colombia... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 1487

CEASEFIRE SIGNED TO END FIVE DECADES OF WAR


Medellin-based newspaper El Colombiano featured a commentary by former President Alvaro Uribe, who remains sceptical about the prospects for peace, saying the word peace is wounded... READ MORE

24th June, 2016 1469

COLOMBIAN CEASEFIRE WITH FARC REBELS TO END ON OCTOBER 31


Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Sergio Jaramillo is currently in Havana with Chief Negotiator Humberto de la Calle meeting with FARC negotiators... READ MORE

5th October, 2016 1467

WHY WAR-TORN COLOMBIA DIDN'T VOTE FOR PEACE


But across Colombia's more traditional, high-altitude conservative heartland, the peace deal went down in flames... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 1438

COLOMBIA NEARS HISTORIC DEAL AFTER AGREEMENT ON JUSTICE AND REPARATIONS


Colombias president joins chief of leftist Farc rebels in saying the two sides had agreed on a formula for transitional justice for conflict-related crimes... READ MORE

24th September, 2015 1369

CHE GUEVARA ERA CLOSES AS LATIN AMERICA'S OLDEST GUERRILLA ARMY CALLS IT A DAY


The illegal narcotics trade also helps to explain the longevity of Colombia's main rebel groups the Farc and the National Liberation Army ELN ... READ MORE

25th September, 2016 1314

COLOMBIAN REBELS TO HELP CLEAR MINES


The proposal for demining is a first step, but a giant step toward making peace, said Colombian government chief negotiator Humberto de la Calle... READ MORE

8th March, 2015 1313

COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT, REBELS ANNOUNCE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN PEACE TALKS


Colombian president rebels announce major breakthrough in peace talks... READ MORE

24th September, 2015 1208

COLOMBIA'S FARC REBELS RATIFY HISTORIC PEACE DEAL


The five-point peace accord covers agricultural reform, an end to the illegal drugs trade, victims' reparations, FARC political participation and demobilization... READ MORE

24th September, 2016 1063

COLOMBIA SIGNS NEW PEACE DEAL WITH FARC


The Colombian government and the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, have signed a revised peace deal... READ MORE

25th November, 2016 1000

COLOMBIA LANDSLIDE: SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING AFTER MUD DELUGE KILLS HUNDREDS


Jose Albeiro Vargas last saw his grandson the night fierce rain unleashed havoc on this small city surrounded by rivers and mountains in southern Colombia... READ MORE

4th April, 2017 986

FARC REBELS IN COLOMBIA REACH CEASE-FIRE DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT


Disarming the FARC won't resolve all of Colombia's problems, he said... READ MORE

23rd June, 2016 984

'I WON'T GIVE UP': COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENT SAYS CEASEFIRE REMAINS AFTER VOTERS REJECT FARC PEACE DEAL


'I won't give up' Colombia's president says ceasefire remains after voters reject FARC peace deal... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 969

IN A REBEL CAMP MARX AND FREE LOVE REIGN


Samy has no plans to go home if the FARC disarms. The FARC once ruled the Colombian countryside with the profits of the illicit cocaine trade... READ MORE

19th March, 2016 964

COLOMBIANS VOTE AGAINST HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH FARC REBELS


Colombians overwhelmingly loathe the FARC, which the U.S. considers a terrorist group, and many considered the accord an insult to victims of the long-running conflict... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 906

COLOMBIA PROBES MOCOA LANDSLIDE AS DEATH TOLL TOPS 300


They are among the 314 still missing, a figure provided by President Juan Manuel Santos in a national speech on Wednesday... READ MORE

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