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FARC peace deal could come ‘relatively soon’: Santos

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that, if the FARC release their hostages, he does not rule out reaching a peace agreement with the leftist rebel group. In an interview with RCN Radio President Juan Manuel Santos said...

‘FARC is solely responsible for hostage deaths’

The FARC are entirely to blame for the deaths of four hostages executed during a military offensive, and claims they were to be released are preposterous, Colombia’s police and army chiefs said Wednesday. Police chief...

FARC was willing to release hostages: Piedad Cordoba

Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba told President Juan Manuel Santos that the FARC was willing to release the four executed hostages, Spanish newspaper Gara reported Monday. The four captives were executed Saturday during...

Pope pleads for peace after FARC hostage murder

Pope Benedict XVI has  condemned the execution of four hostages by the FARC and called for an end to violence in Colombia. The religious leader expressed his “pain” over the execution of the prisoners during a...

FARC demand $3M ransom for Chinese hostages

Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC demanded $3 million for the release of four kidnapped Chinese citizens. The Chinese citizens were taken hostage on June 8 in the Colombian department of Caqueta. Among the kidnapped...

FARC kidnapped Chinese workers for ransom: Police

The Chinese oil workers kidnapped by alleged FARC members were taken hostage for the purpose of extortion, with the rebel group seeking to receive ransom money, according to police, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The...

Colombian authorities rescue Choco FARC hostages

Colombian armed forces rescued over 100 people held hostage by the FARC’s 34th Front in the Las Mercedes village of the Choco department on Tuesday night. The rescue mission was achieved after the armed forces managed to...

AIDS epidemic troubling the FARC: Ex-hostage

A new book to be released by a former FARC hostage claims that the HIV virus is spreading through the guerrilla group, revealed a chapter excerpted Sunday in El Espectador. Sergeant Arbey Delgado Argote was kidnapped in 1998 and...

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