BOGOTA, Colombia After more than five decades of battle in Colombia’s jungles, the nation’s largest rebel movement initiated the launch of its political party Sunday at a concrete convention center in the capital, vowing to upend the country’s traditional conservatism with the creation of an alternative leftist coalition. |
After more than five decades of battle in Colombia's jungles, the nation's largest rebel movement initiated the launch of its political party Sunday at a concrete convention center in the capital, vowing to upend the country's traditional conservatism with the creation of an alternative leftist coalition. |
FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Juliana, a 20-year-old rebel fighter for the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, rests from a trek in the northwest Andes of Colombia, in Antioquia state. A battle is brewing between Colombia’s chief prosecutor and what was.... |
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) After more than five decades of battle in Colombia's jungles, the nation's largest rebel movement initiated the launch of its political party Sunday at a concrete convention center in the capital, vowing to upend the country's traditional conservatism with the creation of an alternative leftist coalition. |
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia will transform into a political party under a new, still-to-be-announced name as part of an historic peace deal signed last year. The accords guarantee the ex-combatants 10 seats in Congress and the same funding the state provides to the nation's 13 other.... |
After more than five decades of battle in Colombia's jungles, the nation's largest rebel movement initiated the launch of its political party Sunday at a concrete convention center in the capital, vowing to upend the country's traditional conservatism with the creation of an alternative leftist coalition. |
After more than five decades of battle in Colombia's jungles, the nation's largest rebel movement initiated the launch of its political party Sunday at a concrete convention center in the capital, vowing to upend the country's traditional conservatism with the creation of an alternative leftist coalition. |
By The group led by Dagoreti MP Simba Arati was planning to hold prayers outside the court ahead of Raila’s petition hearing. Photo/CORRESPONDENT. NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 27 – National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters and some of their leaders who tried to assemble outside the Supreme Court were on Sunday afternoon dispersed by anti riot police. |
This is to salute Fort Collins City Council members Kristin Stephens and Bob Overbeck, who, while recognizing that commercial interests, as Martin Luther King would say, "have their place," to my mind voted all considered in the Aug. 15 "obstructionists" decision that it is still human rights that must be the master of civic action. |
Security operatives in Ogun have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over his inability to refund a N50,000 ‘loan. The man was arrested by the Anti-Vandal Team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, while he was trying to hang himself in a bush on Ayetoro Road, Abeokuta. |
On San Antonio's South Side, a group of about 20 parishioners hurried one by one from the parking lot into a tiny church that can't hold more than several dozen. Their frilly dresses quickly soaked with rain, their shiny shoes were also instantly ruined in deepening puddles and the flowers some were.... |
Southside Baptist Church will welcome back former Pastor Steve Jones and recently retired Temple Emanu-El Rabbi Jonathan Miller for a service today at 11 a.m. to celebrate the shared history of the congregations. In 2001 and 2002, Temple Emanu-El held services at Southside Baptist Church while its synagogue was being renovated. |
All my friends are heathens, take it slow. Wait for them to ask you who you know. Please don't make any sudden moves. You don't know the half of the abuse – 21 Pilots, “Heathen” Every person in this world has a narrative. We all have a story about who we are, where we came from, and what we have gone through to get to where we are. |
Workers are restoring a historic building known as "Father's House" in Paulatuk, N.W.T., this summer. The Catholic Mission House was built in 1935 and used as a home for the local priest. But, Mayor Raymond Ruben says it was much more than that. "They used to use that place for gathering, way back.... |
"I didn't think it would be dangerous," he said in Korean. (Lim didn't speak much English during his 2½ years in custody, and answered most interview questions in Korean with the help of a translator.) Lim, who had made more than 100 visits to North Korea since 1997, said his trips were about helping people and were not political. |
A non-profit group handed out backpacks to underprivileged children in New Rochelle, just days after someone stole hundreds of the items from its facilities. Organizers with Hope Community Services say thanks to the help of the community, the 10th annual New Rochelle Backpack Giveaway was able to take place. |
Colombia's leftist FARC rebels seek political rebirth on Sunday as they move to transform into a party to seek elected office after disarming to end a half-century war. About 1,000 delegates from the freshly demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia will launch a founding congress to choose their political representatives. |
. -- Four months have passed since the historic 600-year-old great oak tree was cut down at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church. The iconic tree was believed to have been the oldest in the nation and was the centerpiece of this community. On its final day, hundreds of people gathered to pay their.... |
By Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb. BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's leftist FARC rebel group will debut its political party at a conference beginning on Sunday, a key step in its transition into a civilian organization after more than 50 years of war and its first chance to announce policy to skeptical voters. |
“All Saints” — John Corbett stars as a pastor who teams with Burmese refugees to save a church he was sent to close in the American heartland. With Cara Bono, Barry Corbin and Nelson Lee. Written by Steve Armour. Directed by Steve Gomer. (1:48) PG. “Beach Rats” — A young Brooklyn man cruises for.... |
Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels seek political rebirth on Sunday as they move to transform into a party to seek elected office after disarming to end a half-century war. About 1,000 delegates from the freshly demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia will launch a founding congress to choose their political representatives. |
The Rev. Jawanza Colvin and the Rev. Richard Gibson hold out their arms as if awaiting handcuffs in May when City Council leadership refused to accept petitions to compel a vote on The Q renovation deal. The Ohio Supreme Court later compelled council to accept the petitions, though no vote has yet been taken to put the issue on the ballot. |
By Pastor Olalekan John Banjo. On the 17th of May, 2017, I was taking my bath when the Holy Spirit ministered to me on this transfer. I also visited a veteran Minister of God who told me (prophetically) that I would be transferred to Bariga Assembly, meaning that the transfer is God ordained. |
Abeokuta – Security operatives in Ogun have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over his inability to refund a N50,000 ‘loan. The man was arrested by the Anti-Vandal Team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, while he was trying to hang himself in a bush on Ayetoro Road, Abeokuta. |
Damian, originally from New Zealand, and Julie, from Toronto, fell in love with each other in Sydney, while attending Hillsong’s bible college. They both come from Pentecostal backgrounds, and spent 10 years in the Australian city, working with the church and raising the first two of their three daughters. |
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