Germany creates hostage ‘crisis team’
After two German tourists were kidnapped by Colombian insurgents, the German government on Tuesday created a “crisis team” dedicated to extracting the German nationals. Two Germans were kidnapped by Colombia’s…
After two German tourists were kidnapped by Colombian insurgents, the German government on Tuesday created a “crisis team” dedicated to extracting the German nationals. Two Germans were kidnapped by Colombia’s…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said Monday it has kidnapped two Germans in northern Colombia. In a message posted on the rebels’ website, the ELN leadership said the…
The top commander of the largest guerrilla army in Colombia on Monday dismissed government criticisms about the rebels’ recent spree of kidnappings and said that “there is no crisis” regarding…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, on Monday kidnapped two oil engineers in the southern Putumayo department. According to Caracol Radio, the FARC’s 48th Front, which is active in large…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, on Monday began their “armed strike” in the western department of Choco, effectively halting traffic on the road connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin.…
Approximately 1,200 Colombian convicts will be transferred from Ecuador to Colombia after the Colombian government signs a deal with Ecuador in April. The Colombian and Ecuadorian ministers of justice on…
The families of the three Colombians captured by FARC guerrillas last week on Monday said that they expect their loved ones will return home soon. “I want to [send] my…
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Agency has discovered irregularities in 118 pilot licenses and on Sunday ordered an internal investigation to figure out the extent of the fraud. German Ramiro Garcia, secretary…
A traffic accident has killed six people in the north of Colombia, local media reported Monday. A bus was traveling from the capital of the Norte de Santander department, Cucuta,…