Colombia's FARC rebels will launch as political party on September 1

Colombia's leftist FARC rebels announced Monday they will launch as a political party on September 1, as the group transitions into civilian life as part of a historic peace agreement.

"We will publicly launch the party on September 1 in the Plaza de Bolivar," in Bogota, guerrilla commander Carlos Antonio Lozada told AFP after a news conference by the group, almost a month after it completed its disarmament.