The Colombian rebel group, the Farc, has freed four Chinese hostages who’ve been held captive for 17 months. The oil workers were released on Wednesday, three days after the start of peace talks between the leftist rebels and the Colombian government.

A former owner of an ice cream parlor in Vienna has been found guilty of killing two men, chopping up their bodies and burying them in the concrete floor of her shop. The Spanish Mexican woman called Estibaliz Carranza pleaded guilty. She told the court she shot her husband and used a chainsaw to cut up his body, and the same fate awaited her lover two years later. Our correspondent in Vienna Bethany Bell has followed the case in court.

This woman is described by the prosecution as a cold-blooded, dangerous woman who was very likely to commit crime again. And the jury today found her guilty. They’ve given her a lifelong sentence and they’ve also said that she should go to a facility for mentally-ill prisoners. But the defense said that she had been abused by her father and had abusive relationships. And they are going to appeal this decision.

The governing body of English football, the Football Association, has decided that one of the country’s top referees, Mark Clattenburg, will not face a disciplinary charge over an alleged racist comment. Mr. Clattenburg was accused of using racist language towards Chelsea’s Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi during a premier league match last month.