Colombia Agrees To Peace With FARC, Ending 50 Years Of War

The bilateral cease-fire announced between the government and the FARC is being widely interpreted as the end of the war.

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People celebrate the agreement between Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, and Colombia's government, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, June 23, 2016.

After more than 50 years of armed conflict, Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, will sign a bilateral cease-fire on June 23. This is the latest and perhaps one of the decisive agreements in the mediated peace process which began in Cuba in 2012, and is set to culminate in July, 2016. The bilateral

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Saudi Airstrike Hits Yemen On Second Day Of Humanitarian Cease-Fire

The attack came on the second of a five-day humanitarian cease-fire that began nearly seven weeks after the coalition began airstrikes.

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Smoke rises from Al-Qahira castle following a Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz city, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies just hours ahead of the scheduled start of a five-day humanitarian cease-

Smoke rises from Al-Qahira castle following a Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz city, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies just hours ahead of the scheduled start of a five-day humanitarian cease-fire. SANAA, Yemen

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Yemen’s Houthis Accept Saudi Truce Offer

The Houthis said they were eager to do anything to ease the suffering of Yemen’s civilians being killed in the airstrikes and naval blockade.

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By Jason Ditz
Saturday, May 9, 2015. Displaced families who fled fighting in the southern city of Aden wait for relief supplies during a food distribution effort by Yemeni volunteers, in Taiz, Yemen. Humanitarian organizations say they face challenges delivering aid to citizens affected by the ongoing conflict, because of a Saudi blockade on Yemen, which receives 90% of it's food from overseas.

Saturday, May 9, 2015. Displaced families who fled fighting in the southern city of Aden wait for relief supplies during a food distribution effort by Yemeni volunteers, in Taiz, Yemen. Humanitarian organizations say they face challenges delivering aid to citizens affected by the ongoing conflict, because of a Saudi blockade on Yemen, which

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Gaza War Cease-Fire Holds As Negotiators Gather

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire would allow humanitarian aid into battered Gaza neighborhoods and the reopening of indirect talks on a more lasting and comprehensive deal.

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CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire halting the Gaza war held into Monday morning, allowing Palestinians to leave homes and shelters as negotiators agreed to resume talks in Cairo. The truce took effect just after midnight (2101 GMT), preceded by heavy rocket fire toward Israel. In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire

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UN Chief Reinforces Call For Gaza-Israel Cease-Fire

The council called on the parties “to engage in efforts to achieve a durable and fully respected cease-fire, based on the Egyptian initiative.”

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reinforced the Security Council's call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza war on Monday and demanded that Israel and Hamas end the violence "in the name of humanity." The U.N. chief accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Khaled

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South Sudan, Rebels Sign Cease-Fire

The past five weeks of fighting have killed thousands and displaced an estimated half million residents.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan's government and rebels signed a cease-fire deal Thursday that leaders hope will put a pause to five weeks of warfare that has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians. The peace deal represents the first real progress since political friction turned violent Dec. 15, fueling countrywide battles with

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