One of the leaders of Colombia's biggest rebel movement, the Farc, says it remains ready for battle. The leader, known as Ivan Marquez, denied claims by the Colombian military that the guerrillas had been weakened.
Karen rebels in Burma have met the President Thein Sein for the first time in what's seen as a big step towards resolving one of the world's longest conflicts. The head of the Karen delegation, Si Pho Ra Sein, told the BBC that the meeting was constructive with both sides exchanging views on how to achieve peace. On Friday, the Karen and the government agreed on measures aimed at turning their current ceasefire into a permanent
truce
.
There have been chaotic scenes during one of the traditional showpieces of the British sporting calendar, the annual boat race on the River Thames between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The teams were more than halfway along the course when the contest had to be stopped because a man swam into the path of the boats. Maddy Savage reports.
Oxford were the favourites and were
nudging
ahead just past the halfway point when everything changed.
"What's happened? Cambridge stopped. Cambridge has stopped. Wayne Pommen, what can you tell us?"
"We've stopped rowing. There's a man swimming across between the boats. Both crews have to stop; all the following boats have stopped."
There are unconfirmed reports that the swimmer is Trenton Oldfield, who runs a website called Elitism Leads to Tyranny. Police say they've arrested a man on suspicion of a public order offence. For the crews, there was a 31-minute delay before the race was restarted. Oxford pulled ahead, but then one of their oars was snapped when the two sides blades got