Colombia
While analysts say the arrest is a 'serious blow' to FARC, they say it could bolster the peace process in the long run.
by Luke Taylor
FARC
UpFront
Latin America
Special series
War & Conflict11 Oct 2016 05:11 GMT
Move comes after deal signed with the FARC rebel group - a pact that was narrowly rejected by voters in a referendum.
Opinion09 Oct 2016 08:08 GMT
The Nobel Peace Prize will offer Juan Manuel Santos and Colombians a second shot at peace.
by Remi Piet
Inside Story08 Oct 2016 20:56 GMT
The president of Colombia wins award despite the referendum result to reject peace with FARC rebels.
Opinion04 Oct 2016 07:31 GMT
The outcome of the referendum on the peace accord may be shocking but it is largely a result of domestic politics.
by Hisham Aidi
Opinion03 Sep 2016 10:12 GMT
If implemented properly, the agreement's political provisions should help to foster national reconciliation.
by Jose Antonio Ocampo
Opinion01 Mar 2016 10:54 GMT
Latin America's longest-running civil war has left some quarter of a million people dead and millions more displaced.
by Belen Fernandez
Health06 Feb 2016 20:38 GMT
More than 25,000 people are infected in Colombia, President Santos says, among them 3,177 are pregnant.
War & Conflict27 Oct 2015 02:07 GMT
At least 12 security officials killed by Leftist ELN rebels as country conducted one of its most peaceful elections.
Opinion18 Jul 2015 12:25 GMT
Increasing violence against Afro-Colombians has raised concerns about deep-rooted racial divisions.
War & Conflict15 Jun 2015 03:11 GMT
Jose Amin Hernandez from country's second-largest guerrilla group, ELN, killed in province of Antioquia, army says.
Politics07 Jun 2015 02:39 GMT
Eleven year-old daughter of a high-profile security official freed days after being abducted, Colombian president says.
War & Conflict05 Jun 2015 03:19 GMT
Negotiators from both sides meeting in Cuban capital reach agreement despite recent escalation of violence.
Latin America19 May 2015 04:54 GMT
Most residents sleeping as landslide tears through ravine in Salgar, in country's northwest.
Latin America15 May 2015 02:49 GMT
Two bodies recovered from Riosucio gold mine where 15 miners are feared dead after water poured into underground shafts.
War & Conflict16 Apr 2015 20:25 GMT
Ten soldiers killed by rebels in early morning ambush described by President Santos as a "rupture" of FARC's ceasefire.