http://kunc.org en http://kunc.org/post/us-faces-fight-intersection-crime-and-extremism A suspected drug kingpin from the tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau was captured on the high seas by agents from the U.S. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:20:00 +0000 Tom Bowman 43616 at http://kunc.org U.S. Faces Fight At Intersection Of Crime And Extremism http://kunc.org/post/colombias-farc-says-it-will-halt-kidnappings The rebel group that has made kidnapping a central part of its operating procedure in Colombia says it is halting the practice and releasing 10 security force members it has held for as long as 14 years.<p>"From this day on we are halting the practice in our revolutionary activity," the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a statement released on its website.<p>Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos issued a cautious message on Twitter.<p>"It's an important and necessary step, but not sufficiently in the right direction," Santos <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/JuanManS Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0000 Eyder Peralta 23042 at http://kunc.org Colombia's FARC Says It Will Halt Kidnappings