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COLOMBIA'S FORMER FARC REBEL CHIEF 'TIMOCHENKO' TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT


Colombia's hardline right was unanimous in its condemnation of the Farc's political ambitions... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 474

COLOMBIA REBEL BOSS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT


Timochenko succeeded Alfonso Cano as the Farc's top commander after the latter was killed by the Colombian armed forces... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 135

NOBEL LAUREATE JUAN MANUEL SANTOS TALKS 'CHANGING BULLETS FOR VOTES' IN COLOMBIA


Over the past two years, the government has struck a deal with FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, with an ensuing disarmament process... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 77

KURZ AND CHARISMA: WHAT PROPELS YOUNG LEADERS TO POWER?


France elected President Emmanuel Macron, just 39, who revolutionised politics by launching a new liberal party, La Republique En Marche!... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 263

COLOMBIA SUSPENDS POLICE OFFICERS WHO FIRED INTO CROWD, LEAVING SIX DEAD


In Tumaco the group attracted farmers from other parts of the country to occupy land held communally by Afro-Colombian communities... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 202

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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'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

CANDLELIT DINNER FOR TWO... FIRST IT WAS IVANKA TRUMP, NOW ANGELA MERKEL IS CAPTIVATED BY JUSTIN TRUDEAU


Merkel and Trudeau of course have serious politics to discuss in their fourth face-to-face meeting, ahead of the Canadian PM addressing the EU parliament... READ MORE

17th February, 2017 7175

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 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

AMERICAN COCAINE USE IS WAY UP. COLOMBIA'S COCA BOOM MIGHT BE WHY.


Most of the Colombian cocaine is smuggled through Mexico by the country's powerful drug cartels... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 3230

LONDONERS 'TAKE MORE COCAINE ON WEEKDAYS THAN OTHER EUROPEANS'


The analysis points to very low to negligible cocaine use in the majority of eastern European cities... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 2043

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

PRESIDENT OBAMA GRANTS 72 MORE COMMUTATIONS TO FEDERAL INMATES


Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; Northern District of Georgia Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 11, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 4, 2017... READ MORE

5th November, 2016 1694

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

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

COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENT, REBELS SIGN DEAL ENDING HALF-CENTURY-OLD CONFLICT


He also insisted on giving Colombians the final say, submitting the agreement to a democratic vote... READ MORE

27th September, 2016 1236

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 IS AGAIN THE WORLDS TOP COCA PRODUCER. HERES WHY THATS A BLOW TO THE U.S.


Dania Maxwell For The Washington Post TIERRADENTRO, Colombia -- Illegal coca cultivation is surging in Colombia, erasing one of the showcase achievements of U.S... READ MORE

11th November, 2015 1127

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 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

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

ROB FORD, TORONTO EX-MAYOR, DIES AGED 46 FROM CANCER


Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has died at the age of 46 after fighting cancer, his family has said... READ MORE

22nd March, 2016 918

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

6th April, 2017 859

COLOMBIA'S FARC WARNS OVER GENERAL ALZATE'S RELEASE


The government suspended peace talks it had been holding with the rebels in Cuba after Gen Alzate was captured... READ MORE

25th November, 2014 844

COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT SANTOS EXTENDS CEASEFIRE WITH FARC


The original truce, which was put in place in August, was nullified when a proposed peace accord was surprisingly rejected in a referendum earlier this month... READ MORE

14th October, 2016 813

COLOMBIA AND ELN IN TALKS TO END 52 YEARS OF WAR


The government and the National Liberation Army ELN began peace talks on Tuesday in neighbouring Ecuador after more than three years of failed attempts... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 802

COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND FARC TO SIGN NEW PEACE DEAL


Colombia's government says it will sign a new peace accord with Farc rebels on Thursday, after a previous deal was rejected in a referendum last month... READ MORE

23rd November, 2016 738

COLOMBIA LAW GIVES FORMER FARC REBELS ROLE IN POLITICS


Colombia's congress has approved a law ratifying provisions of a peace agreement that permits the country's largest leftist guerrilla group, FARC, to participate in politics... READ MORE

11th May, 2017 696

COLOMBIA ALERTS FARC REBELS TO END OF CEASEFIRE AFTER FAILED PEACE REFERENDUM


The announcement of the ceasefire deadline took the Farc leadership, which has been meeting with government negotiators in Havana since Monday, by surprise... READ MORE

5th October, 2016 568

COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENT SANTOS SAYS FARC DEAL MUST REBUILD COUNTRY


Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says peace with the Farc rebel group will boost economic growth and enable the country to rebuild its social fabric... READ MORE

26th September, 2016 558


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