FARC hostage release operation begins
The operation to release five hostages held by the FARC for more than 12 years has begun despite an initial delay due to rain. The Brazilian helicopter carrying hostage release…
The operation to release five hostages held by the FARC for more than 12 years has begun despite an initial delay due to rain. The Brazilian helicopter carrying hostage release…
The operation to release five of ten hostages guerrilla group FARC promised to release has been delayed because of rain. The helicopter that will pick up the captive members of…
A hoax flood warning in the central Colombian city of Villavicencio caused widespread panic among residents late Friday. Thirty were injured in the chaos. The hoax was started by an…
Colombia has strengthened security on the highway between the capital Bogota and the city of Villavicencio, reported a local radio station on Monday. According to the report, the Colombian army…
A traffic accident just south of Bogota has cost the lives of two and injured six others, local media reported Sunday. The crash took place on the highway connecting Colombia’s…
FARC leader alias “Romaña” has been sentenced to 22 years, nine months in prison in absentia for orchestrating numerous attacks and kidnappings in the Meta department, Colombian media reported Tuesday.…
Six people have been killed while playing soccer in the central Colombian department of Meta, while a further five were executed in apparent gang-related “score settling” in northern Colombia on…
The number of rubber tree plantations in Colombia has increased tenfold in the past 10 years to 25,000 acres, driven by the demand from emerging economies for cars and tires,…
Colombian Police arrest one commander of the FARC’s 22nd front and one sub commander of the rebels’ 36th front. Gemner Lara Muñoz alias “Lucio 40” alleged head of the FARC’s…