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Colombia abandons search for flood survivors; 314 dead
Apr 08, 2017 04:26Colombian officials on Friday formally abandoned the search for survivors of floods that killed at least 314 people in the small southern city of Mocoa, though 106 people remain listed as missing.
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Colombia’s FARC rebels hand over weapons in special camps
Mar 31, 2017 16:48Former fighters from Colombia's FARC rebel group are handing over thousands of weapons and other materials to international officials in special camps, as the group's six-month disarmament process continues.
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Colombia atrocities ongoing despite peace deal: Red Cross
Mar 09, 2017 16:39An international humanitarian aid organization has warned of ongoing hardships and atrocities in Colombia despite recent peace accords reached between the government and leftist rebels.
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Colombia’s government, second major rebel group begin formal peace talks
Feb 08, 2017 05:37The government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have entered formal peace talks in an effort to end their long-time armed hostilities.
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Colombia’s FARC ex-rebels start turning weapons over
Feb 01, 2017 10:15Former rebels with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been gathering in demobilization centers in the Latin American country to start a disarmament process, ending their 52-year armed conflict with the central government.
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Plane crash in Colombia leaves 5 dead
Dec 21, 2016 16:48A Colombian cargo plane has crashed in the east of the country, killing 5 crew members and severely injuring a sixth one.
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Venezuela reopens Colombia border ahead of schedule
Dec 21, 2016 01:56Venezuela has started to reopen its border with Colombia, days ahead of schedule as people on both sides of the frontier continued to defy the closure.
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Venezuela closes border with Colombia over currency smuggling
Dec 13, 2016 05:23Venezuela’s president has ordered a three-day closure of the border with Colombia in a bid to fight “mafias” involved in currency smuggling amid soaring inflation in the South American state.
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Colombia peace accord with FARC model for ending Syria crisis: Santos
Dec 10, 2016 13:35Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says a peace accord between Bogota and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after over half a century of a bloody armed conflict could be viewed as a "model" and "a ray of hope" for resolving conflicts in Syria.
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Deadly Colombia plane crash: Victims’ bodies flown back home
Dec 03, 2016 12:05The bodies of those who died in a plane crash in Colombia earlier this week have been repatriated to their home countries.