To win the war, Colombia needs female fighters to lay down their arms
MIRANDA, Colombia — The former FARC rebel speaks into the microphone in the small radio station, hoping there are FARC members listening to her message.read more
View ArticleColombian colonel gets 21 years for faking civilian murders
Giraldo is the most senior officer to be convicted in Colombia's "false positives" scandal, in which soldiers were rewarded according to the number of guerillas they killed.read more
View ArticleChavez swears in controversial defense minister
A military General accused by the United States of aiding drug trafficking and pushing for co-operation between the Venezuelan government and Colombian left-wing rebels the Revolutionary Armed Forces...
View ArticleColombia issues arrest warrant for former peace commissioner Luis Carlos...
Authorites claim Restrepo has already fled Colombiaread more
View ArticleGood news: Colombia and FARC rebels seek peace
So why are they killing each other with such gusto?read more
View ArticleColombia: Meet the man accused of planning his own kidnapping
CALI, Colombia — During seven years as a guerrilla hostage Colombian politician Sigifredo Lopez endured forced marches, wretched food, abusive guards who chained him to trees, and the constant threat...
View ArticleColombia's government and FARC agree to hold peace talks
UPDATE: BOGOTA — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed mounting speculation that peace talks between his government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are...
View ArticleDid US squander an opportunity to lead coming Colombian peace talks?
SAN DIEGO — The politics of peace in Colombia: Has the United States missed an opportunity? Monday’s announcement of Colombian peace talks brokered by Cuba, Norway and Venezuela caught more than a few...
View ArticleThe Colombia conundrum: Why the United States should support the peace talks
SAN DIEGO — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave an inspiring speech at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and member states have lauded his visionary...
View ArticleCan Colombia end its decades-old guerrilla war?
QUIBDO, Colombia — When the Colombian government and Marxist rebels begin face-to-face peace talks Monday in Cuba, the people of the South American country’s northern Choco department will follow the...
View ArticleFARC rebels declare unilateral ceasefire as peace talks open in Cuba
FARC rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire for the next two months, as they prepare to begin peace talks with the Colombian government in Cuba.read more
View ArticleCuba: Colombia’s peacemaker?
HAVANA, Cuba — As the hosts of a new round of peace talks between Colombian officials and leftist FARC rebels, the Cuban government will be supplying more than coffee and refreshments. Havana has a...
View ArticleGuerrilla politics: Colombia's FARC may soon be on the ballot
BOGOTA — Foreign guests at peace talks in Cuba between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have included rebels-turned-politicians from Northern Ireland, El Salvador, Nicaragua and South...
View ArticleColombia's FARC and recreation
LA MACARENA, Colombia — Among Colombia's 57 national parks, 23 are home to rebels or criminal gangs, 25 contain buried land mines, and 15 are so dangerous that park rangers have trouble accessing them,...
View ArticleHow a US Army veteran fell into Colombian rebels' hands
BOGOTA — A former US Army private who was kidnapped by Marxist guerrillas in June was released Sunday. A photographer tells GlobalPost he and officials had warned Afghanistan war veteran, Kevin Scott...
View ArticleColombia’s FARC rebels would enter politics in new peace deal
BOGOTA — Headlines in the Colombian media labeled Wednesday’s breakthrough in peace talks aimed at ending the country’s half-century-old guerrilla war as “historic.” But the euphoria may be...
View ArticleTo win the war, Colombia needs female fighters to lay down their arms
MIRANDA, Colombia — The former FARC rebel speaks into the microphone in the small radio station, hoping there are FARC members listening to her message.read more
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