Colombian hostage mission awaits rebel go-ahead
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Venezuelan helicopter rescue teams waited at the edge of a Colombian wilderness on Saturday for the go-ahead from Marxist rebels to pick up three hostages held for years in secret jungle camps.
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Colombia agrees to a new Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two hostages held by Farc rebels.
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BOGOTA/CARACAS  - Venezuela rushed to organize an air convoy for the handover of hostages held in Colombia by Marxist rebels, but said it would not go ahead until Friday or the weekend.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan helicopter mission to rescue three hostages held for years by Colombian rebels in jungle camps was delayed again on Saturday because guerrilla leaders have not given the final go-ahead.
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Colombian rebel group Farc is to free at least three hostages to Venezuelan head Hugo Chavez, reports say.
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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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Colombian rebels stay silent on captives' location as Hollywood director joins Venezuelan leader's team
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The government will not permit future international missions to win the release of rebel-held hostages after an effort led by Venezuela last month failed to retrieve three captives, Colombia's foreign minister said Monday.
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Venezuela scrambled on Thursday to organize an air convoy for the handover of three hostages held in Colombia by Marxist rebels, but the Red Cross said logistical difficulties mean it could take days to complete.
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Colombian 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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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia is proposing to meet  with Marxist rebels in a foreign embassy to negotiate the  release of 50 imprisoned guerrillas in exchange for 72 hostages  including three Americans.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - In a video released by their   rebel captors, Colombian lawmakers held hostage for more than   four years pleaded with President Alvaro Uribe to negotiate   with leftist guerrillas to secure their release.
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A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia's vast jungles was tottering on the edge of collapse Monday, with guerrillas still not revealing where they'll free the hostages.
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BOGOTA/CARACAS  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said a mission to pick up three hostages being held in Colombia by Marxist rebels would begin on Friday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela said on Thursday  it was ready to arrest Colombian rebels found hiding in its  territory as Bogota and Caracas tried to end a stand-off over  the seizure of a Marxist guerrilla leader in Venezuela's  capital.
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Helicopters could fly to Colombia Thursday to free two women who have been held hostage for years in the Colombian jungle.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Sunday he was "open for dialogue" with rebels holding scores of hostages in the jungle, after an offer by the Catholic Church to help create a safe haven for talks.