HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last week. Full story
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, who dealt with paralyzing strikes by coffee growers and has aided negotiators seeking a peace accord with Marxist rebels, said on Friday he had submitted his resignation. Full story
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia and Marxist-led FARC rebels reported important advances on Friday on the critical issue of agrarian reform in their talks to end half a century of war but the government complained the negotiations were still moving too slowly. Full story
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' popularity recovered 3 percentage points, as people feel more upbeat about the outcome of peace talks with Marxist rebels and applaud a program to give homes to the poor, a leading pollster said on Friday. Full story
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels launched their latest round of peace talks on Tuesday in Havana after a month-long break in a process aimed at ending half a century of bloody conflict in the South American nation. Full story
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday signaled he may run for re-election in 2014, but only if he can stay in office for two more years, half the usual term, and change the rules for future heads of state. Full story
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia negotiator Jesus Santrich speaks to the media before the start of talks in Havana March 11, 2013. Colombia's government and FARC started discussions on November 19, with rebels calling a unilateral truce, boosting hopes for an end after nearly 50 years of figh
Tanja Nijmeijer of the Netherlands, an active member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , arrives for peace talks in Havana March 11, 2013. Colombia's government and FARC started discussions on November 19, with rebels calling a unilateral truce, boosting hopes for an end after nearly 50
Alexander Garcia, alias Caracho, third leader of the Seventh Front of the FARC, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota February 20, 2013. FARC guerrilla fighters hiding out in Colombia's jungles are pessimistic about peace talks in Cuba and increasingly afraid for their future, according
A FARC rebel monitors the delivery of released hostages from a cocoa plantation in Monte Alegre province, in the department of Valle del Cauca February 15, 2013. Colombia's FARC rebels on Friday freed two police patrolmen it seized last month, in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of the next round
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba greets Colombian police patrolman Victor Gonzalez after he was released by FARC rebels in the province of Cauca February 15, 2013. Colombia's FARC rebels on Friday freed two police patrolmen it seized last month, in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of the next round
