Colombia's government and rebel leaders have signed a historic peace agreement to end 50 years of war that has killed more than 220,000 people.

The Colombian government and rebel group FARC have reached a deal on a bilateral ceasefire that would be the last major step toward ending one of the world's longest wars.

Colombia’s government has rebuffed a unilateral truce declared by the country’s largest rebel group, saying conditions demanded by the guerrillas are unacceptable until a peace deal is reached.

A suitcase bomb exploded near a town square where 5,000 children were celebrating Halloween, killing two suspected bombers and injuring 37 people, including two boys who were in a critical condition in hospital today, authorities in Colombia said.

President Juan Manuel Santos announced that a man he described as Colombia’s last big-time drug lord had been captured in neighbouring Venezuela.

Colombia’s government has opened “exploratory talks” with the country’s main rebel group to try to end a stubborn 50-year-old conflict.

Indigenous people angry at being forced to live in the crossfire of Colombia's long-running civil conflict jeered President Juan Manuel Santos as he visited their war-ravaged south western region.

Colombia's national police chief, General Oscar Naranjo, has decided to step down because he is tired and feels it is time for a younger generation to take on the job, President Juan Manuel Santos announced.

US president Barack Obama broke his silence over claims that Secret Service agents hired prostitutes and said “of course I’ll be angry” if the accusations were true.

Colombia's largest rebel group said it was ready to start freeing 10 soldiers and police officers who have been held prisoner for up to 14 years.

Guatemala's leader says America's inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves his country with no option but to consider legalising their use and transport.

A lunchtime bomb exploded outside a police station in Colombia’s Pacific port city of Tumaco, killing at six people and wounding 71.

COLOMBIA’S main rebel group executed four of its longest-held captives during combat between guerrillas and soldiers searching for the men, the government said.

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.

A SMALL blast shattered two windows but caused no injuries at a hotel used by top business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum, Swiss police said yesterday.

A small blast has broken windows at a hotel near where the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos, Switzerland.

A brutal drug lord with a $2.5m (€1.88m) bounty on his head and reputed ties to right-wing militias died during clashes with security forces in southern Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos announced.

Colombia’s leader thanked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for the capture of a suspected guerrilla commander wanted in Colombia, lauding the “growing collaboration” between the countries.

More than 100 people were feared dead today following a landslide that buried a poor area during Colombia's heaviest rains in decades.

COLOMBIA’S military killed the field marshal and number two commander of the country’s main leftist rebel group in bombing raids, authorities said.

A car bomb has exploded in Columbia injuring nine people and damaging buildings.