Patrick Markey
Monday, March 3, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia said on Sunday documents found in a camp in Ecuador where Colombian troops killed a top guerrilla boss showed ties between the FARC rebels and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa
Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 00:00
Raul Reyes, one of seven members of the secretariat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was killed in an operation that included air strikes and fighting with rebels across the border
Friday, February 29, 2008 - 00:00
FARC guerrillas kidnapped Victor Herrera as he drove to the family's farm more than five years ago. He is one of hundreds of rebel kidnap victims the government says are held for extortion and after years often forgotten
Friday, February 29, 2008 - 00:00
After six years in rebel hands, French-Colombian politician Betancourt is suffering from hepatitis and liver ailments with little medicine to stop her deterioration, said Luis Eladio Perez
Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 00:00
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by FARC guerrillas, is "very sick" in a Colombian rebel jungle camp and has been mistreated by her captors
Friday, February 22, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia said on Thursday military intelligence had pinpointed the location of four hostages soon to be freed by FARC guerrillas and demanded rebels release them quickly because of one captive's health
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 00:00
News of the possible release of Jorge Eduardo Gechem came as families waited for three captive lawmakers whom the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, says it plans to hand over soon
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 00:00
Waving flags and wearing white T-shirts printed with "No more kidnapping, No more lies, No more killing, No more FARC," protesters streamed out of offices and homes
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's government on Sunday cleared the way for FARC guerrillas to handover three more hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even as the Andean neighbors quarrel
Friday, February 1, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia still has a "window of opportunity" until May to persuade the U.S. Congress to pass a disputed free trade deal before election campaigning complicates a vote, a top trade official said