Colombia

Colombia’s ex-FARC rebels move to launch political party

Aug 28, 2017 08:20

Disarmed members of Colombia’s FARC rebel group seek a return to the country’s political stage, taking the first steps to turn into a party and attend next year’s elections.
Colombia FARC rebels finish disarmament process: UN

Jun 27, 2017 08:49

The United Nations (UN) has announced that Colombia’s leftist rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), have formally completed its disarmament process.
Nine dead, 28 missing from Colombian ferry disaster

Jun 26, 2017 06:19

At least nine people have died and 28 been missing after a tourist ferry sank with some 170 people on board in a reservoir close to Colombia’s city of Medellin.
Colombian rebels free kidnapped Dutch journalists

Jun 24, 2017 07:58

Rebels with Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) group have freed two Dutch journalists snatched days ago in the country's northeast, officials said Saturday.
Colombian FARC threatens to delay peace agreement

Jun 05, 2017 02:34

Rebels with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have threatened to hold off their demobilization, accusing the government of “repeatedly breaking” the terms of their peace deal.
Colombia’s FARC dissidents take UN official hostage

May 04, 2017 15:10

A United Nations official working in Colombia to help with plans for substituting illegal crops has been taken hostage by dissident former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Soldier killed, 3 injured in attack by Colombia FARC renegades

Apr 09, 2017 15:51

One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured as a dissident wing of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, attack military personnel southeast of the country.
Colombia abandons search for flood survivors; 314 dead

Apr 08, 2017 04:26

Colombian officials on Friday formally abandoned the search for survivors of floods that killed at least 314 people in the small southern city of Mocoa, though 106 people remain listed as missing.
Colombia’s FARC rebels hand over weapons in special camps

Mar 31, 2017 16:48

Former fighters from Colombia's FARC rebel group are handing over thousands of weapons and other materials to international officials in special camps, as the group's six-month disarmament process continues.
Colombia atrocities ongoing despite peace deal: Red Cross

Mar 09, 2017 16:39

An international humanitarian aid organization has warned of ongoing hardships and atrocities in Colombia despite recent peace accords reached between the government and leftist rebels.