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Venezuela seeks UN help in clearing landmines near Colombian border Venezuela says many of its soldiers have been killed by landmines deployed by armed groups. A military offensive along the Colombian border has led to a humanitarian crisis in the area. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the armed groups of having ties to the Colombian government. Venezuela announced on Sunday that it will ask the United Nations for aid in clearing landmines in the southeast of the country that Caracas...

Now. even havana was the place where the colombia rebels, the farc rebels and the government there came together to negotiate the end of that 52-year war. so theyve played quite important roles, havana in recent times. of course, if you go back to the cuban missile crisis, back to the bay of pigs, all these exceptionally difficult and dangerous confrontations, dween this communist island and the united states just 90 miles away. cuba, obviously, wants to see a lifting of the embargo despite dipl...

Godfather. still exist today. for instance in venezuela and others. a lot of those are beginning to come out of power. the balance of power that fidel castro represented has been crumbling over the last several decades. the vatican expressed could be condolences. pope francis was a go-between for president obama and -- the farc rebels and the government of san tock there came together to -- they played important roles, havana in recent times. of course, if you go back to the cuban missile crisis...

So the whole sort of balance of power that fidel castro represented is sort of been crumbling over the last several decades, thats for sure. the vatican has expressed condolences. pope francis himself was one of the mediators, one of the go-betweens between havana and the united states for the president obama instituted two years ago now. and even havana was the place where the colombia rebels, the farc rebels and the government came together to negotiate the end of that 52-year war. so, you kno...

Such a wonderful place. melissa bell and bitter man. iraqi forces are dropping hundreds of thousands of leaflets on the city, the leaflets tell mosuls residents to be ready to attack isis. they also describe victories. the battle for mosul continues. isis is known to use civilians as human shields. united nations said that isis militants have executed -- a donald trump presidency has muslims on edge. well hear from an american muslim living a brord who is worried about returning to her cou...

Off deal prioritizing women, children and families. it wont apply to refugees trying to reach australia in the future. cnn has reported in the past refugees arriving in australia by boat have been transferred to centers in that rue and new guinea. in a scathing report last month, amnesty international accused australia of making it an open air prison. the president of colombia is urging his country to give peace a chance. they signed a revised peace deal with farc rebels to end over 50 years o...

Held in havana where the official announcement happened saturday afternoon. representatives of both the farc guerilla group and the colombian government attended the ceremony. in an a did he say to fellow colombians in bogota, manuel santos says the new deal will build a broader deeper peace. among the new stipulations are reparations for victims coming from farcs assets and money. they can form a political party under the agreement but not given seats in the colombian congress automatically as ...

Time now for the five things you need to know for your new day. donald trump that he made sexual edadvance advances. tru trumps hands were everywhere during the alleged incident one more than 30 years ago. michelle obama on the trail saying look what has been done through the lens of decency. calling trumps lewd comments and his behavior towards women disgraceful, intolerable and not normal. pentagon officials warning iran backed rebels that the u.s. will strike again if iran moves its warsh...

Five years in captivity would take its toll on anyone. of all the things youd miss, your family would likely be top of the list. so why hasnt sergeant bergdahl who was freed on saturday from the taliban, been able to see his family yet? it turns out it is a very complicated matter. not just because of the questions about why bergdahl went missing in the first place. thats something else. our anderson cooper had a chance to speak with keith, who was held hostage by farc rebels in colombia for fiv...

By farc rebels is freed today. he was handed over to the red cross yesterday. the rebels say he will be the last hostage released without trade for one of their own.