Red Cross initiates contact to release hostages
The International Committee of the Red Cross initiated contact with leftist senator Piedad Cordoba and the high commissioner for peace, Frank Pearl, to propitiate the announcement of the release of…
The International Committee of the Red Cross initiated contact with leftist senator Piedad Cordoba and the high commissioner for peace, Frank Pearl, to propitiate the announcement of the release of…
The trial of Miguel Angel Beltran, the sociology professor linked to the FARC and charged with rebellion and criminal conspiracy, will begin on 2 October. According to the prosecution, professor…
Colombia’s Catholic Church, the official mediator between the FARC rebels and the government on the release of hostages, has still not heard of the guerrillas on how to proceed withpromised…
FARC rebels attacked a house in southern Colombia and left one dead and eight wounded on Monday, reported military sources. The attack took place in the jungle town of Uribe, where…
The Colombian government announced Saturday it has authorized opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba to mediate the release of hostages in FARC captivity. According to a press release, the Government asks for…
Colombia has extradited a captured leftist rebel who unwittingly helped officials rescue 15 hostages — including Ingrid Betancourt and three American military contractors. Nancy Conde Rubio was bundled aboard a…
Despite concentrated efforts by the authorities, Colombia’s international exportation of cocaine is continuing to boom, with a potential international market value of up to US$13 billon. On Wednesday this week…
Police organization Europol will soon start brokering a deal with Colombia on sharing information to improve the fight againt drug trafficking and the FARC. European Interior and Justice ministers are…
The murder of a Caqueta policeman gives authorities clues as to the rebel organization’s new strategy to eliminate opposition. Authorities reported the murder of a police lieutenant in the town…