Archive for May 24th, 2008

Colombia’s top FARC commander dead (Reuters)

Written by on Saturday, May 24th, 2008 in Latest News.

Colombian commander Manuel 'Sureshot' Marulanda Velez (L) of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) walks in Villa Colombia camp near San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta province, in this April 29, 2000 file photo. The top commander of Colombia's FARC rebel group, Manuel Marulanda known as 'Sureshot,' is dead, a government source said on May 24, 2008. (Jose Miguel Gomez/Files/Reuters)Reuters – The founder and chief commander of
Colombia’s FARC rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after
more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain
camps, the government said on Saturday.

An aerial view of an area affected by Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta May 22, 2008. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider/Handout/Reuters)Reuters – International donors and Myanmar’s
military government hoped to reconcile major differences over
relief and rebuilding needs for millions of cyclone survivors
at a pledging conference in Yangon on Sunday.

AFP – Colombia made bombshell announcements Saturday that the leader of Latin America’s longest-running insurgency was dead, and that some of its leaders were ready to free high-profile hostages such as French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.



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