ChÃÂ¡vez: Colombian Rebels Free Two Hostages
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez said that two women held by Colombian rebels for years were handed over to his government Thursday, triggering celebrations in this country. By early afternoon, they were being flown out of a Colombian jungle to be reunited with family...
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Five hostages have been released by two armed groups in Iraq, but the fate of two French journalists remains unknown. Four hostages were released by the self-titled Falluja Mujahidin, the Jordanian foreign
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Colombia's Marxist rebels are set to free two women hostages to Venezuela after a previous mission to pick them up collapsed on New Years Eve, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday.
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Philippine communist rebels freed Wednesday two soldiers they had held as "prisoners of war" for more than five months, saying they wanted to rebuild confidence in peace talks with the government.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Colombia's Farc rebels have said they are ready to release hostages.
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PRESENTACION, Philippines  - Philippine communist rebels freed Wednesday two soldiers they had held as &quot;prisoners of war&quot; for more than five months, saying they wanted to rebuild confidence in peace talks with the government.
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Colombian rebels said in a letter on Monday intense military activity had impeded the release of three hostages they had promised to hand over to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Two women held captive by Colombian rebels for most of this decade were handed over to the Venezuelan government Thursday, triggering euphoria among their friends and family and raising hopes that other hostages could soon be released.
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More than two dozen Colombian prisoners arrested three years ago in an alleged plot against President Hugo Chavez were freed Saturday in a goodwill gesture he hopes will help facilitate a prisoner exchange in Colombia.
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Two helicopters sent by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez landed in Colombia Friday on a delicate mission to pluck three hostages from the rebel-held jungle.
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A Colombian hostage freed after years in guerrilla captivity returned to Bogota on Monday carrying letters and photographs from fellow kidnap victims left behind in secret jungle camps.
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Colombia and Venezuela say a diplomatic crisis over the capture of a Colombian rebel is over.
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Iraqi kidnappers have freed two Lebanese  men who were taken hostage west of Baghdad last month, their  company's lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Preparations are under  way in Colombia as  diplomats say rebels could be ready to free three hostages on Friday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 18 -- Colombian guerrillas said Tuesday that they would hand over three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¿vez, including an aide to French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.
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Â· Rebels release pair in deal with Venezuelan president  Â· Mother will meet son born in jungle captivity
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian Marxist rebels kept  up pressure on the government to release imprisoned guerrillas,  releasing a videotape of 12 former congressmen they kidnapped  30 months ago and want to swap for their comrades.