A Colombian judge who spared leaders of the defunct guerrilla army FARC from prison has said it was "understandable" for some of the group's thousands of victims to be dissatisfied with the ruling.

A Colombian court on Tuesday held seven leaders of the defunct Colombian guerrilla army FARC responsible for the kidnappings of tens of thousands of people during the group's half-century of war with ...

MEXICO CITY — Few politicians step into the spotlight with Madonna and the Virgin Mary. But Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage in Colombia by leftist rebels for six years before a daring rescue in July, ...

PARIS — France said Wednesday it is working with Spain and Switzerland to get medical help for Ingrid Betancourt, a former politician being held hostage by Colombian rebels. According to her son, she ...

Alexánder Farfán Suárez, alias “Gafas,” a former FARC guerrilla responsible for the kidnapping of presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt in 2002, has defected to the dissident FARC faction led by ...

Ingrid Betancourt, born December 25, 1961 in Bogota, Colombia, is a well-known political and activist figure internationally. His rise to fame is mainly linked to his political involvement within the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- France called off a humanitarian mission Tuesday to treat and possibly free ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt after Colombian rebels said they wouldn't unilaterally release any ...