Colombia extends peace talks to second rebel force

Colombia's government launched peace negotiations Wednesday with the country's second-biggest guerrilla group, the left-wing ELN, broadening the push to end the country's bloody half-century conflict, officials said. The two sides "have agreed to set up public talks... in order to sign a final accord to end the armed conflict and agree on changes in search of peace and equity," they said in a joint statement. Colombian government negotiator Frank Pearl and ELN commander Antonio Garcia read out t