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…
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…
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…
The archbishop of Cali has condemned the Colombian government’s use of deadly force against leftist guerrilla group the FARC. Archbishop Dario de Jesus Monsalve Mejia told RCN Radio that former…
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…
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…
The families of the victims of the 1985 attack on the Bogota Palace of Justice have hit back at comments made on Monday by the new head of the Colombian…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba will not follow through on her announcement of the unilateral release of 19 hostages held in captivity by the left-wing guerrilla group FARC, newspaper El Espectador…
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…
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…