Category: Andes
May 14, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: FARC Plans To Release French Journalist
Top Story — Red Cross officials said Sunday that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas have agreed to release French journalist Romeo Langlois, who was captured by the […] Read More >
May 8, 2012 > Staff
Colombia May Regulate Prostitution Following Scandal
Top Story — Colombian politicians have proposed a new bill that would regulate prostitution in Colombia, reacting to the scandal that erupted in Cartagena last month when members of the U.S. Secret Service […] Read More >
May 2, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Holding French Journalist Hostage
Top Story — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed Tuesday that they are holding the missing French journalist Romeo Langlois as a “prisoner of war” after he was captured in a […] Read More >
April 30, 2012 > Staff
Thousands Of Dead Pelicans Wash Ashore In Peru
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s oceanographic agency says that it will investigate a mass die-off of pelicans in a zone where 900 dead dolphins were recently discovered washed up on […] Read More >
April 19, 2012 > Staff
Peru: Shining Path Leader Says Kidnapping Achieved Objectives
Today in Latin America Top Story — Shining Path rebel leader Martin Quispe Palomino said in a television broadcast Wednesday that the guerrilla group kidnapped 36 gas construction workers as part of […] Read More >
April 16, 2012 > Staff
Cuba Divides Sixth Summit Of The Americas
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia came to a close on Sunday without a joint declaration due to disagreement over Cuba’s […] Read More >
April 12, 2012 > Staff
Peru Declares State of Emergency, Search For Kidnapped Workers Continues
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Peruvian government declared a 60-day state of emergency in the Echarate region following the kidnapping of dozens of gas pipeline workers who […] Read More >
April 10, 2012 > Staff
Peru: Shining Path Rebels Capture, Then Release Gas Workers
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s Shining Path rebels kidnapped at least 29 natural gas workers reportedly employed by the Swedish firm Skanska on Monday, releasing most of them […] Read More >
April 4, 2012 > Staff
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s Brother Complains of Prison Beating
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala arranged to have his younger brother Antauro transferred to solitary confinement while he serves a 19-year prison sentence, but he […] Read More >
April 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Hostages Held for 12 Years
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas released 10 soldiers and police officers on Monday who they had held captive for at […] Read More >