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Colombian rebels rebels promise to release captive soldier and policemen
Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels said Saturday they will free two police officers and a soldier they captured a week ago. A statement from the FARC leadership of the rebels’ web page said the hostages were in good condition and had been treated well. Their capture and a series of military…
Four Chinese hostages freed in Colombia
Four Chinese oil company employees held hostage since June 2011, allegedly by Colombia’s FARC rebels, have been freed in southern Colombia, their embassy said Thursday. “They released the four last night in the department of Caqueta. They are in good spirits,” said the spokesman of China’s embassy in Bogota. The…
Colombia and FARC rebels to start peace talks
Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels were set to kick off peace talks in Norway on Thursday in what a Bogota official called a “respectful and cordial” atmosphere. Oslo and later Havana are hosting the talks that seek to end Latin America’s oldest conflict, which has claimed hundreds of thousands…
Colombian rebels: Peace talks to start Oct. 15
Talks between Colombia’s government and the leftist FARC rebels — aimed at ending one of Latin America’s oldest conflicts — are set to begin on October 15, the group said. The statement sent to reporters in Havana, Cuba, where the parties met to negotiate the terms of the peace talks…
FARC ready for peace, top Colombia rebel says
Leftist FARC rebels are determined to reach a deal when they meet with Colombian officials in Norway next month to negotiate an end their decades-long insurgency, a senior commander said. Ricardo Tellez, often described as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s “minister of foreign affairs,” is one of five rebel…
FARC rebel chief confirms Colombia peace talks
BOGOTA — The leader of Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels confirmed Monday they were ready to sit down at the peace negotiating table in a bid to end Latin America’s last armed conflict, now nearly 50 years old. “We come to the table for dialogue without rancor, or arrogance,” FARC leader…
Colombia confirms ‘exploratory’ talks with FARC
BOGOTA — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed that his government had begun “exploratory discussions” with leftist FARC rebels to lay the groundwork for a full-fledged peace process. “Since the day my government took office, I have respected my constitutional obligation to seek peace, and we have undertaken exploratory talks…
U.S. keeps Cuba on its terror black list
The United States kept Cuba on a black list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism for the 30th year running, the State Department said in an annual report. Cuba angrily denounced the action as another US attempt to justify its 50-year-old trade embargo on the communist-ruled island. “Cuba’s foreign ministry…
Colombia’s FARC promises to free all hostages
BOGOTA — Colombia’s FARC rebels pledged Sunday to end decades of kidnapping civilians, a historic shift for Latin America’s longest-fighting leftist guerrillas, who also vowed to release remaining police and military hostages. While dramatic in tone, the FARC promise did not include a potential cessation of hostilities, which the government…
Colombian gov’t: FARC rebels have executed 4 military hostages
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian FARC rebels executed four members of the security forces during a botched mission to free them from a decade as hostages, the most violent act by the group since troops killed its leader Alfonso Cano this month. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has a…
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