Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels have announced a unilateral Christmas ceasefire, on the first day of peace talks in Cuba.

BBC: Colombian Farc rebels announce Christmas ceasefire

On September 3rd Maoist insurgents announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire in their nine-year war with the government.

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Russia claims that Mr Saakashvili treacherously broke a unilateral ceasefire he had just announced, ordering a massive offensive on Tskhinvali, ethnically cleansing South Ossetian villages and killing as many as 2, 000 people.

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