A gubernatorial candidate in Colombia’s south-eastern Guaviare department was injured on Sunday after alleged FARC guerrillas attacked his election caravan in an apparent kidnapping attempt. Guerrillas ambushed the motorcade in…
Colombia’s Catholic Church Friday expressed concern that negotiations with the FARC over the release of hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo may fade into the background in the lead…
The government is open to dialogue with FARC, but the only response so far has been terrorism, President Uribe told Caracol Radio Thursday. Uribe cited the December assasination of Luis…
Nigerian kidnappers have released one Colombian and three British oil workers they took hostage a week ago, local authorities announced on Monday. According to a local police spokesman, the four…
Three suspected members of the FARC, caught in 2007 with proof-of-life videos of hostages, were formally accused on Monday of the kidnapping of three Americans. The three U.S. military contracters…
Brazil on Friday reiterated its willingness to help with the logistics of the release of two hostages held by the FARC, following news that the rebels would reject the country’s…
Nigerian kidnappers demand US$2 million for the release of one Colombian and four Brits who were abducted on Tuesday, local police said Thursday. A spokesperson for the Nigerian police in…
Nigeria has launched an operation to rescue four people, including one Colombian national, who were kidnapped yesterday in the south of the country, police announced on Wednesday. A police spokesman…
A Swedish national has been kidnapped from the farm she owned in the northern Colombian department of Guajira, authorities said Tuesday. The 32-year old woman, who has dual Colombian/Swedish nationality,…