At least twenty people, including women and children have been killed in India, and several others injured
following a stampede on a bridge over the Ganges river during a religious ceremony. A temporary bridge made of bamboo collapsed during a heavy rush of people, mainly devotees and their family members. The accident happened in Patna, capital of east India's Bihar state during the Chhath festival celebrations, a festival which worships the Sun. Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday at the start of peace talks with the Colombian government in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The talks are aimed at ending the five decades of fighting. Ivan Marquez, leader of the FARC delegation began by ordering all guerilla units across the country to cease all offensive operations as peace talks got underway. FARC negotiators say the ceasefire, which is due to last until January 20th 2013,

印度踩踏事件至少造成包括妇女和儿童在内的20人死亡，另有多人受伤，
事故发生时印度恒河地带正在举行宗教庆典，人群聚集在桥上时发生踩踏事件。 众多朝圣者和家人聚集在临时搭建的竹桥上，导致竹桥因不堪重负而倒塌。 这起事故发生在印度东部比哈尔邦的首府巴特那市， 当天那里正在举行庆祝太阳节的庆典。 周一，哥伦比亚革命武装力量（FARC）单方面宣布停火， 与哥伦比亚政府在古巴首都哈瓦那正式展开和谈。 本次和谈旨在结束长达50年的内部冲突。 FARC代表团团长伊万・马尔克斯命令道， 哥伦比亚全国范围内的所有游击组织在和谈进行期间停止一切武装行为。 FARC的谈判代表称，停火会持续到2013年1月20日，