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Lessons from kidnap ordeal is helping this politician during lockdown

She spent six and a half years deep in the Colombian jungle, a prisoner of FARC rebels, following her kidnap in 2002

Laureates to receive Nobel Prizes, except Bob Dylan

OSLO, NORWAY: In the absence of rock icon Bob Dylan, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will be the star of Saturday's Nobel ceremonies when...

Colombia signs revised peace deal with FARC

BOGOTA: Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified in Congress despite...

Colombian government, FARC rebels strike new peace deal

HAVANA: Colombia's government and FARC rebels on Saturday announced a revised peace deal to end 52 years of armed conflict, after voters rejected a...

Colombian president ‘inspired’ by North Ireland peace process

BELFAST: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said during a visit to Belfast on Thursday he was trying to follow Northern Ireland's path to peace...

Colombian President says hopes for new FARC deal by Christmas

LONDON: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview on Sunday that he hoped to secure a new deal with FARC rebels by Christmas,...

Colombia’s president extends ceasefire with FARC through yearend

COLOMBIA: Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks...

Colombia peace bid ‘too far to turn back’ after Nobel: UN chief

OSLO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday, saying it shows...

Shakira joins Colombian stars supporting FARC peace deal

BOGOTA: Some of Colombia's most famous artists, athletes and writers, from singer Shakira to soccer star Falcao, are lending their support to the peace...

Colombia tipped for Nobel Peace Prize after deal to end war

OSLO: A Colombian peace accord ending a half-century of war is widely tipped for the Nobel Peace Prize next week, returning the award to its...

Colombia sign historic ceasefire agreement with FARC rebels

HAVANA/BOGOTA: The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement Thursday, one of the last steps toward ending a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Colombia peace could reveal jungle species secrets

BOGOTA:  Countless rare insects and flowers are said to inhabit the jungles of Colombia, but decades of war have stopped naturalists from discovering them -- until now.

Colombia rebels free captured general, two others

BOGOTA: Colombia's leftist FARC guerrillas freed an army general Sunday in a concession to revive peace talks, but the president refused to budge on their calls for a ceasefire.

Colombian general kidnapped by rebels

BOGOTA: A Colombian army general went missing Sunday in an area where leftist FARC rebels are active, President Juan Manuel Santos said, in a potentially serious strain to the South American country's peace process.
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