Aug 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack kills 13 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Italy’s earthquake rose to 250. In Afghanistan, 13 are dead and dozens wounded after a militant strike on American University of Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. The attack began Wednesday… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 4:38 Peace accord between Colombia and FARC would end world’s longest conflict By PBS News Hour Colombia’s president delivered a historic peace deal with FARC rebels on Wednesday. The agreement outlines a timetable for the leftist group to disarm and re-enter society -- thus concluding one of the world’s longest-running conflicts, which resulted in some 220,000… Continue watching
Aug 25 With final peace deal, Colombia’s economic prospects are bright By Vikram Mansharamani Colombia's peace deal could open up significant opportunities in tourism and mining, and the country has a wealth of agricultural land waiting to be put to use. Continue reading
Aug 25 Colombia, FARC rebels agree on terms of truce By Larisa Epatko After years of talks and a 52-year civil war, the Colombian government and FARC rebel group announced they have reached agreement on all terms of a peace deal. Continue reading
Jul 05 She once sewed paramilitary uniforms and is now in business for herself By Debora Silva A program helps retrain Colombia's female paramilitary members for jobs and reintegrate into society. Continue reading
Jun 22 Colombian government and FARC rebels announce historic cease-fire By Daniel Moritz-Rabson After more than three years of negotiations in Havana, the Colombian government and leftist FARC group announced Wednesday they had reached a bilateral ceasefire. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:00 What peace in Colombia would mean for the drug trade and those who depend on it By PBS News Hour As Colombian officials negotiate with FARC rebels to end the country’s 50-year civil war, the illegal drug trade -- used by the rebels to help finance their insurgency -- has become a major point of debate. Special correspondents Bruno Federico… Continue watching
Mar 30 Colombia’s ELN rebels enter peace talks, raise hopes for more changes By Larisa Epatko The Colombian government on Wednesday formally entered peace talks with the second-largest rebel group, the ELN, even as it continued to work on finishing the terms of a peace accord with the FARC guerrillas. One human rights advocate said ELN’s… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:48 Inside Colombia’s jungles, how FARC rebels are preparing for peace By PBS News Hour After decades of evading the Colombian military, FARC rebels are emerging from the jungle. Special correspondents Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico offer an exclusive look at the FARC perspective amid peace talks to end the world's longest-running conflict. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 13:05 With peace on the horizon, Colombia’s president asks Obama for aid By PBS News Hour As the more than 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas nears a possible resolution, President Juan Manuel Santos visited the White House Thursday to ask President Barack Obama for new foreign aid funds to expand health and… Continue watching