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Colombian author and former hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

Ingrid Betancourt was held hostage by Colombia’s rebels for six years. Now she thinks peace could be near.

Conflict

She was abducted while running for president in Colombia. Now Ingrid Betancourt sees an end to five decades of war in her country.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz sit side-by-side on April 2, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before the P5+1 member nations held a meeting to discuss ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.

The Iran nuclear deal wouldn’t have been possible without computer models

Global Politics
US Secretary of State John Kerry waits with others before a meeting with P5+1, European Union and Iranian officials in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 30, 2015.

Iran nuclear talks go down to the wire, but no one knows what deal may emerge

Global Politics
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif both say a landmark nuclear deal might still be possible.

Talks failed to produce a deal on Iranian nukes, but negotiations will go on

Global Politics
General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks

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Civilians stand along a street in Homs. Washington called on the Syrian government on Monday to allow aid convoys into Homs, where "people are starving", and said that all civilians must be allowed to leave the besieged area freely.

Why some residents of the besieged Syrian city of Homs are staying put

Conflict & Justice

It’s a hellish life in war-ravaged Homs, but activist Abo Rami says despite the suffering, anti-government activists like him are staying put in Homs.

US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a news conference after the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014.

Are there lessons from Bosnia for the Syria peace talks?

Conflict & Justice

After months of preparation and diplomacy, the international Syria peace conference kicked off Wednesday in Montreux, Switzerland. One issue that stood out was whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should go.

A Syrian girl is rescued from a damaged building after both of her parents died in what activists said was a government air strike.

Iran’s role in Syria peace talks throws discussions into disarray

Global Politics

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn his last minute invitation for Iran to attend Syrian peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday. Aryn Baker, Time Magazine’s Middle East bureau chief, says the rebels argued for Iran to be “uninvited” to the talks because Tehran was unwilling to back the creation of a transitional government in Syria.

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