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Colombia: 'Peace is close' in FARC conflict says President Santos

Columbian leader Juan Manuel Santos says “Peace is close” in his country’s decades long-war with Marxist FARC rebels. The message was carried on

Venezuela

Venezuela-Colombia tensions rise as Caracas shuts more of border

A number of Venezuelans have shown support for their President Nicolas Maduro at a rally in the capital. However, tensions between the country and

Venezuela

1000 Colombians deported as Venezuelan President Maduro keeps border closed

A week into the border closure between Venezuela and Colombia and around a thousand Colombians have been deported as of Wednesday. Venezuelan

Venezuela

Venezuela-Colombia row drives out poor border residents

Imposing martial law at its border, Venezuela continues to lash out at neighbour Colombia, after a shootout left three soldiers wounded. Venezuela

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World News

Venezuela's expulsion of border Colombians fills resettlement camps to overflowing

Getting out, any way they can, with whatever they can. There were desperate scenes near Ernesto Guevara on the Venezuelan-Colombian border following

World News

Tension rife at Colombia-Venezuela border

Venezuela declared a two-month state of emergency near a major border crossing last week, after a shootout between smugglers and soldiers.

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Flower festival fun in Colombia

Colombia

Colombia military plane crashes killing all eleven on board

Eleven Colombian military personnel have been killed after their plane suffered engine failure and crashed in the northern province of Cesar. The

Colombia

Ex-FARC rebels help Colombian police identify mass graves

Former rebel fighters are helping police identify mass graves as part of peace efforts

Musica

Dudamel's gift of Beethoven to brotherly Bogota

Celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel revels in bringing the entire spectrum of Beethoven's symphonies to Colombia in a further triumph for the groundbreaking Simón Bolivar Orchestra

Musica

Rehearsing with the Simón Bolívar, an orchestra like no other

In this extra feature Maestro Dudamel tells Musica about what it means to belong to the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and speaks of Beethoven’s importance

Colombia

Colombia's FARC rebels announce month-long truce

FARC rebels announce a unilateral month-long truce from their base in Cuba where they are engaged in troubled peace talks with the Colombian government.

Colombia

Two explosions hit Colombian capital

Double explosions in Colombia’s capital Bogota have wounded eight people. The first blast took place in the financial district while the second hit

Colombia

Mother and baby found alive five days after plane crashes in Colombia

Rescued after five days in the jungle, a mother and her baby who disappeared after their plane crashed into dense vegetation in northwestern Colombia

Colombia

Mother and baby survive plane crash and five days in the jungle

Colombia

Human Rights Watch claim Colombian army was involved in illegal killings of civilians

A new report has claimed the Colombian army and members of the country’s armed forces have been involved in illegal killings of civilians known as

World

Exclusive: Colombia's president on fighting FARC and the war on drugs

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos discusses the achievement of a travel agreement between South America and Europe and how his country is fighting FARC and the war on drugs.

Colombia

Colombia FARC fighters end truce after government attack

Colombia’s FARC rebels have ended a ceasefire after they said government troops killed 26 of their fighters during a raid on a jungle camp in Cauca

Colombia

Colombia FARC fighters end truce after government attack

Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels have suspended a ceasefire agreement. The group said it lifted the truce after government troops killed a group of

Colombia

Huge funeral crowd honours victims of Colombian landslide

The funeral has been held in Colombia of 33 of the 84 victims of the Salgar landslide. Many other people remain unaccounted for. Monday’s flash flood