FARC Rebels Approve Peace Deal to End 52-year War in Colombia

Colombia's FARC rebel group voted unanimously to approve a peace deal with the government Friday, declaring an end to the five-decade war as it prepares to transition into a new political party. After four years of negotiations in Havana, the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a final peace accord last month that will end a war that has left a quarter of a million people dead. "The war is over, long live Colombia, long live peace," FARC...

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