Santos to donate Nobel prize money to Colombia conflict victims

BOGOTA: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Sunday that he would donate his $925,000 in Nobel Peace Prize money to victims of the conflict that has roiled his country for half a century.

Accompanied by his wife and children, as well as several members of his cabinet, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said the funds would go toward "projects, foundations or programs that deal with victims and reconciliation."