PROGRESS IN TALKS
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L), the head of the FARC guerrilla Timoleon Jimenez, aka Timochenko (R), and Cuban President Raul Castro (C) arrive for a meeting in Havana on September 23. The Colombian government and FARC rebels announced a key breakthrough in their nearly three-year peace talks Wednesday with the signing of a deal on justice for crimes committed during the five-decade conflict. AFP PHOTO
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L), the head of the FARC guerrilla Timoleon Jimenez, aka Timochenko (R), and Cuban President Raul Castro (C) arrive for a meeting in Havana on September 23. The Colombian government and FARC rebels announced a key breakthrough in their nearly three-year peace talks Wednesday with the signing of a deal on justice for crimes committed during the five-decade conflict. AFP PHOTO
HAVANA: The Colombian government and FARC rebels will sign a definitive peace deal within six months to end a half-century of conflict, President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday, as the two sides announced a major breakthrough.