World Cup Qualifiers: Lionel Messi back in Argentina squad for Brazil duel
Bauza`s side are currently fifth in the South American zone standings with 16 points from 10 matches.
Oct 22, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Colombia's president extends ceasefire with FARC through yearend
Colombia`s President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.
Oct 14, 2016, 06:34 AM IST
'Colombia peace accord`s defeat may be for the best'
The leader of Colombia`s FARC said Wednesday it may have been for the best that the peace accord negotiated with the government was rejected in a national referendum.
Oct 13, 2016, 07:53 AM IST
Colombia, FARC rebels agree to revisit peace deal
The Colombian government and FARC rebels said Friday they have agreed to discuss "adjustments" to a contested peace deal and continue a bilateral ceasefire.
Oct 07, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
Colombia peace bid `too far to turn back` after Nobel: UN chief Ban Ki-moon
The leader of Colombia`s FARC rebels, Timoleon Jimenez, was notably not named a co-recipient of the Nobel.
Oct 07, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize 2016 awarded to Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos for peace efforts with FARC
The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 has been won by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos.
Oct 07, 2016, 14:45 PM IST
Both sides in Colombia talks committed to dialogue: US official
Both the Colombian government and Marxist rebels are committed to dialogue to reach agreement to end the country`s 52-year-long civil war despite voters` rejection of a peace deal, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.
Oct 06, 2016, 02:48 AM IST
Colombia says up to FARC whether to change peace deal
Colombia`s government said Tuesday that the FARC rebels must decide whether to renegotiate a peace deal that voters rejected in a referendum, throwing a four-year-old peace process into disarray.
Oct 05, 2016, 01:03 AM IST
Colombia's peace deal in limbo after shock referendum
Colombia`s government and Marxist guerrillas scrambled on Monday to revive a plan to end their 52-year war after voters rejected the hard-negotiated deal as too lenient on the rebels in a shock referendum result that plunged the nation into uncertainty.
Oct 04, 2016, 05:19 AM IST
Stunned Latin America exhorts Colombia to keep seeking peace
Latin America bemoaned Colombian voters` rejection of a peace deal with Marxist insurgents but regional leaders urged Bogota to keep pursing efforts to end the longest-running conflict in the Americas.
Oct 04, 2016, 00:34 AM IST
Colombia voters reject FARC peace plan: Near-full results
Colombian voters have rejected a peace deal with communist FARC rebels, near-complete referendum results indicated, unexpectedly blasting away what the government hoped would be a historic end to the 52-year conflict.
Oct 03, 2016, 05:03 AM IST
Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal
The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebel force signed a historic peace accord Monday to end a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Sep 27, 2016, 04:21 AM IST
FARC guerrilla raps for peace in Colombia
John Esteban Perez was 13 when he joined the FARC rebels in Colombia. Now 26, he has spent half his life as a guerrilla.
Sep 20, 2016, 11:09 AM IST
Colombia's FARC rebels turn over 13 child soldiers
Colombia's largest rebel group has handed 13 child soldiers over to an international humanitarian mission as part of a deal to end decades of bloody fighting.
Sep 11, 2016, 06:32 AM IST
Brazil look to Jesus in Colombia grudge match
A resurgent Brazil buoyed by the sparkling form of teenager Gabriel Jesus face Colombia on Tuesday as the latest instalment of an increasingly bitter rivalry takes centre stage in South America`s 2018 World Cup qualifying race.
Sep 06, 2016, 04:55 AM IST
Jitters in rebel heartland over peace in Colombia
Esperanza Rivera, who grew up in the same mountains that gave birth to the FARC guerrillas, is happy about the Colombian peace deal -- but worries about what comes next.
Aug 31, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Colombia ceasefire ends half-century war with FARC
An historic ceasefire came into effect in Colombia, ending a 52-year war between FARC rebels and the government.
Aug 30, 2016, 11:17 AM IST
Colombia peace deal to be signed late September
The signing ceremony for a peace deal that Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militant group finalised this week will take place late September.
Aug 28, 2016, 08:49 AM IST
Colombia ceasefire will not stop government fighting crime: Official
The historic ceasefire between Colombia`s government and the FARC rebel group will not end the government`s commitment to fighting crime, the country`s defense minister said Friday.
Aug 27, 2016, 05:02 AM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Neymar takes Brazil closer to Germany rematch
Germany remained on course for a mouthwatering rematch with Brazil in next Saturday's final, two years on from their 7-1 thrashing of the hosts at the 2014 World Cup, by disposing of Portugal 4-0 in Brasilia.
Aug 14, 2016, 11:17 AM IST