peace process
The U.S. just cut $65 million in aid to Palestinians
The cuts come at a time of deteriorating diplomatic relations between Washington and Palestinian leadership.
The cocaine industry has a lot riding on Colombia's peace deal
The country's FARC rebels have promised to quit the drug trade, but other groups are ready and waiting to take control.
Some Colombian rebels won't give up the fight despite a peace deal
The announcement by a unit of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that it will not disarm comes with a final peace deal expected within weeks. President Juan Manuel Santos called on the dissidents to think again — or face death or jail.
Colombian president promises peace with the country’s largest rebel group within a month
President Juan Manuel Santos said he expects to wrap up talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, by July 20, though he appears less confident of the peace deal's ratification in a subsequent re
This Former Colombian Child Soldier Was Forced to Kill Eight of His Friends
Nicolás spent his adolescence as a soldier in Colombia's FARC rebel forces. As a peace accord nears, his story provides a glimpse of the deep scars left by the country's half-century-long conflict.
Digging up Bodies: Colombia Is Searching for Thousands of Unnamed Dead
Colombia peace process has accelerated the hunt for the remains of the estimated 45,000 who disappeared in its half-century-long conflict.
South Sudan Rebel Leader Riek Machar Sworn in as Vice President After Two Years of War
The development is a necessary step in the reconciliation that may end two and a half years of war, but it comes amid a precarious, oft-broken ceasefire and a humanitarian disaster.
A New Kind of Coca Leaf Is Thriving in Southern Colombia
Farmers are growing a super resistant coca leaf that can withstand glyphosate fumigation they say has continued despite the government's promises to stop using the chemical that has been linked to cancer.
Colombia’s Government and FARC Rebels Want the UN to Monitor a Future Ceasefire
The announcement represents another major step towards ending the hemisphere's longest conflict, with a final peace accord expected to be signed at some point this year.
Colombia’s Peace Process Just Took a New Big Step Forward
The Government and the FARC have signed an agreement on how to recognize and compensate the victims of the country's long armed conflict, and with it moved their three-year peace negotiations into what looks like its final stages.
Colombia Wants to Charge a Guerrilla Medic With Up to 500 Forced Abortions
The Colombian government has asked for the extradition of Héctor Arboleda, who was arrested in Madrid on Saturday, to face charges associated with long-standing allegations that the FARC rebel group requires pregnant female guerrillas to have abortions.