The leader of Colombia's main rebel group, Alfonso Cano, has been killed in combat hours after his nearby camp was bombed, authorities have said.

Bruce Willis has come under fire from Colombian politicians, after the actor said the United States should consider “doing whatever it takes to end the cocaine trade” in the South American nation.

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Two suspected IRA members and another man linked to the group who allegedly trained Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics cannot get a fair trial, their lawyers said tonight.

A secretive gathering of current and former world leaders was getting under way in Dublin today.