Washington’s envoy will have to straddle a tightrope in the delicate process to end civil war.
FARC, Latin America’s largest rebel group, is accused of kidnapping an army general over the weekend resulting in the suspension of peace talks.
Colombia’s Farc rebels have kidnapped three oil workers and killed four soldiers in the nation’s south, says military sources.
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/ 27 November 2011
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels executed four members of the military during a botched mission to free them after a decade as hostages.
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/ 6 November 2011
Colombians rejoiced at the killing of Farc rebel leader Alfonso Cano and hoped the blow against the insurgency could herald an end to decades of war.
Suspected Farc guerrillas have captured 23 Colombian oil contractors carrying out exploration work for Canada’s Talisman Energy.
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/ 27 October 2008
Former Colombian lawmaker Oscar Tulio Lizcano was rescued by Colombia’s army on Sunday, after being held in captivity for more than six years.
For the past seven days Ingrid Betancourt has engaged in an extraordinary frenzy of tarmac reunions, presidential meetings and public addresses.
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt freed from Farc rebels after six years