Colombian Rebels Announce Cease-fire

HAVANA (AP) -- The top negotiator for Colombia's main rebel group announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, before heading into much-anticipated peace talks with his government counterparts at a convention center in the Cuban capital of Havana....

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