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Truth commission to be set up in Colombia

The Colombian government and FARC rebels have agreed to set up a truth commission that addresses the deaths of thousands of people in five decades of conflict.
News • 08 Jun 14

31 children killed in Colombian bus fire

A bus caught fire and exploded in northern Colombia yesterday, killing 31 children.
News • 20 May 14

Colombian farmers stage government protest

Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers have marched through Bogota, banging pots and pans after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they say have left them impoverished.
News • 30 Aug 13

Colombian peace talks resume in Cuba

The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have resumed peace negotiations in Havana.
News • 28 Jul 13

FARC announces two-month unilateral ceasefire

Colombia's FARC rebels have announced a two-month unilateral ceasefire, the first truce in more than a decade.
News • 19 Nov 12

Colombian drug lord 'Crazy Barrera' captured

One of Colombia's most wanted drug traffickers has been captured in neighbouring Venezuela with the help of Venezuelan, British and US intelligence agencies.
News • 19 Sep 12

Colombia opens talks with FARC rebel group

The Colombian government and FARC rebels have held exploratory talks to lay the groundwork for a fully-fledged peace process.
News • 28 Aug 12

Three agents quit over US Secret Service sex probe

Three more US Secret Service agents have quit over a widening sex scandal in Colombia, as President Barack Obama got his first briefing on the incident from the agency's director.
News • 23 Apr 12

FARC releases ten hostages in Colombia

Colombian rebel group FARC has released ten police and military hostages, the last security force group it is believed to have been holding.
News • 03 Apr 12

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