Colombia and leftist FARC rebels have reached a deal on land reform, one of the most contentious items in negotiations aimed at ending five decades of insurgency.

WHEN I was invited to a wedding in Colombia, the first thing I did was check the fixture list: There was no way I was missing out on a trip to Bogota, but any doubts I may have had were laid to rest when I saw that the game I would be missing was Boro away. Hmmm . . . South America or an industrial wasteland?

A CRISIS between three Latin American nations worsened yesterday when Venezuela said it was closing its border with Colombia, as diplomatic talks to stave off war were about to begin.

Colombia’s largest guerrilla group is expected to release three captive politicians in the coming days or weeks, France’s foreign minister says.

The trial of three Irishmen accused of being IRA activists who trained Colombian rebels was postponed today after they refused to leave their prison cells.