The Colombian defense minister has accused the FARC of deliberately delaying the promised release of ten hostages held more than 12 years, reported local media Monday. Juan Carlos Pinzon said…
The Colombian government and hostage mediators have approved protocols for the planned release of FARC captives, the Defense Ministry told Colombia Reports Thursday. The protocols were endorsed by the International Red…
The Red Cross rescued a French climber in the central Colombian department of Tolima Friday, reported Colombian daily El Tiempo. Tabernier Mattheus was found in a waterfall in Los Nevados…
The International Committee of the Red Cross is waiting to meet with the Colombian government to proceed with preparations for the release of ten hostages being held by FARC, a…
Colombia’s branch of the Red Cross said Wednesday it is willing to facilitate the release of six hostages if guerrilla group FARC and the Colombian government request the aid organization’s…
Colombia’s second rainy season so far has killed 159 people and has left over 878 thousand affected, the Red Cross reported Friday. According to the aid organization’s weekly report, 34…
Two landslides kill four people in the northern departments of Santander and Antioquia, bringing the number of people who have died in Colombia’s rainy season to 108. Another 420,000 thousand…
Heavy rain in Colombia has killed 38 people since the start of the rainy season, a report from the International Committee of the Red Cross revealed Thursday. The latest victim…
Five Colombian departments have issued crisis alerts due to landslides and heavy rains brought on by the year’s second rainy season, Colombian media reported Monday. Relief agencies in the Santander,…