Colombian rebels suspend peace talks

Rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC have suspended peace talks with the government, saying it hasn't done enough to combat the country's right-wing paramilitaries.

The guerrillas also repeated their opposition to American military backing for a Colombian plan to curb drug-trafficking; they accused the United States of interfering in Colombia's internal affairs.

In response, the government's chief peace negotiator Camilo Gomez accused the rebels of putting the peace process at risk.

Correspondents say that since the talks first began last year, they've been bogged down by repeated disagreements, with each side accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith. In the latest round of discussions, the government and rebels were due to examine ceasefire proposals.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service