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In boost for faltering process, Colombia’s Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old war with...
Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of bloodshed
Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels reached a final peace deal on Wednesday to end a five-decade war which once took the...
Colombia votes in test for peace under Santos
Colombia held local elections on Sunday that tested how much the South American nation has overcome its violent past and measured the...
Organised crime: a growing threat to international peace
The UN Security Council will later today debate the issue of organised crime as a threat to international peace. The issue has...
Overlooked report links al-Qaeda to Latin America-Africa drugs route
A US official is warning that Latin American narcotics rebels have teamed up with al-Qaeda elements in Saharan Africa and now pose...
