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Colombia

Colombia's revised peace deal with FARC comes into effect

The new accord approved by Congress gives the country's largest rebel group six months to abandon its weapons.

Brazil

Colombia plane crash: bodies identified and prepared for repatriation to Brazil

Officials say the bodies of those killed in the plane crash over Colombia have been identified and are being prepared for transportation.

Colombia

Football air crash - leaked tape shows plane 'ran out of fuel'

The plane that crashed in Colombia wiping out most of a Brazilian football team was running out of fuel and had no electrical power.

World News

Colombian Congress approves FARC peace deal

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has finally achieved his peace deal with FARC rebels.

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Colombia

Chapecoense crash: plane may have 'run out of fuel'

Investigators from Brazil and the UK have arrived in Colombia to help the inquiry into the plane crash that decimated the Chapecoense football team.

Colombia

Colombian Senate approves FARC deal

The initial agreement with the rebel group was rejected in a national referendum in October.

Colombia

Black boxes are recovered from Colombia plane crash

Thousands of grieving football fans have paid tribute to the Brazilian team which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia.

Sport

Chapecoense: A fairytale season turned into everyone's worst nightmare

Chapecoense were founded in 1973 in the town of Chapeco in southern of Brazil – the result of a merger between two amateur teams.

Colombia

Colombia plane crash: Fans gather to mourn Chapecoense footballers

Hundreds of fans have gathered at Chapecoense’s stadium, the Condá Arena in the city of Chapecó, to mourn the players and staff killed in a plane crash in…

Colombia

At least 71 killed as plane carrying Brazilian football club crashes in Colombia

A chartered plane carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense to the Copa Sudamericana final crashed in the Colombian mountains, killing at least 71 of the 77 people on…

Colombia

At least 6 survive plane crash over Colombia, including 3 Chapecoense footballers

At least six people survive, but 75 die, in a plane crash over Colombia.

Cuba

Latin Americans mourn "legendary" Fidel Castro

For many Latin Americans Fidel Castro was a hero, a David who took on the Goliath of US imperialism and won.

Colombia

New FARC peace deal signed in Colombia before congressional approval

Colombia's Congress will ratify the revised peace deal with the FARC, but Alvaro Uribe leads opposition calling for fresh popular vote.

Colombia

Revised peace deal signed in Colombia

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono have signed another, revised peace deal.

Colombia

Colombian opposition slams new FARC deal as too lenient

They say it is still too lax on those guilty of serious crimes and want it ratified by another referendum, not voted by Congress as is the plan.

Colombia

Colombian government and FARC rebels' path to peace

In September, and after four years of talks, members of the FARC rebel group unanimously agree to a peace deal with the government of Colombia.

Colombia

Colombian opposition criticises new FARC deal

They say it is still too lenient on those guilty of serious crimes and want it ratified by another referendum, not voted by Congress as is the plan.

Colombia

Colombia and FARC agree on a revised peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebels have agreed to sign a revised peace deal after the last one was rejected in a referendum.

Colombia

Colombian government and FARC strike revised peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebel group have agreed new terms to end a deadly 52-year war.

United Kingdom

Colombia and Britain vow to strengthen trade ties

Britain and Colombia have vowed to boost trade on the second day of President Juan Manuel Santo’s state visit to the UK.