Colombia peace deal: Government and Farc reach new agreement

BBC - The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal was rejected in a popular vote.

Alvaro Uribe, a former president who led the "no" campaign, was involved in this round of negotiations intended to end 52 years of civil war.

The initial deal was deemed to be too favourable the left-wing rebels.

The new agreement will have to be approved by parliament, rather than being put directly to voters.

"We have reached a new final agreement to end the armed conflict, which incorporates changes, clarifications and some new contributions from various social groups," officials said in a joint statement.

The statement was read by diplomats from Cuba and Norway, the mediating countries, in the Cuban capital, Havana.

The previous deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters in a referendum held on 2 October.

Polls initially indicated that the agreement would be approved by a comfortable margin, but as the results came in it became clear that opposition to the agreement had been stronger than expected.