[02:32.15]“I may have been through hell and back but I am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face and with my head held high.
[02:43.52]We have been hurt by people but we need to rely on God as being the judge.
[02:50.44]Thank you for all your prayers, I’m looking forward to my brand new life.”
[02:55.23]You are listening to the World News from the BBC
[03:00.04]Members of Colombia’s biggest rebel group the Farc and government negotiators have said they have made progress in their ongoing talks about political participation
[03:09.03]but they are yet to arrive at an agreement.
[03:11.30]As another round of negotiations came to an end in Cuba, a joint statement invited Colombians to participate in the talks via a website.
[03:19.20]The two sides are currently discussing how the rebels could make the transition into politics should a peace deal be signed.
[03:25.60]South Korean officials and engineers have crossed the demilitarized zone into North Korea for the first time in three months.
[03:32.73]They went to the business and industrial zone at Kaesong to check facilities, power supplies and communication links at the joint venture complex that’s been idle since April.
[03:43.21]The International Monetary Fund has scaled back its forecast for world economic growth because of a slowdown in major emerging economies and a deeper recession in the Euro Zone.