The group will retain the acronym Farc - which will now stand for the Alternative Revolutionary Force for the Common People - and adopt a red rose as its symbol. It was previously known as the ...

Hundreds of Farc members and dozens of government officials were watching the ceremony here. Most of the rebels and officials were wearing white shirts and t-shirts, a symbol of peace. United ...

Disarmament also required FARC-EP members to relinquish the symbols of their military past. Flags once adorned with rifles were replaced by a red rose. Music, which had long been a tool of FARC-EP ...