As the 39th round of peace talks began between the colombian government and FARC rebels, a simultaneous national encounter of peace kicked off in Bogota to engage civil society in the process of dialogue. A new study has revealed that mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto has failed to deliver on his electoral promise to reduce poverty. A honduran journalist has taken refuge in the country´s human rights commission. In Louisiana a 58 year old gunman opened fire in a movie theater killing two people and injuring seven others. He then committed suicide. The house of representatives in the United States has approved an immigration-related bill, where funding will be denied to cities that do not report undocumented immigrants to federal authorities.
