Colombian rebels 'free hostages'
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Colombian guerrillas have freed two women they have been holding, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.
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Colombia offers to exchange jailed rebels for hostages held by Farc militants - a reversal of earlier policy.
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President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he hopes three hostages will be freed by Colombian rebels within hours, and that Venezuela has planes and helicopters ready to retrieve them.
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Colombia and Venezuela say a diplomatic crisis over the capture of a Colombian rebel is over.
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Leftist rebels have announced they will liberate three politicians held hostages for more than six years because of health problems, Colombian radio Caracol reported.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said two women held hostage by Colombian rebels for more than six years were freed Thursday, saying he spoke with the former captives by phone and they were being flown out of the jungle.
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Colombia's Farc rebel group says it will release three hostages kidnapped over six years ago, for health reasons.
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Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels.
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A Bangladeshi and a Sri Lankan held hostage in Iraq have been released, their governments say.
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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.
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Two hostages freed by Colombian rebels arrive in Venezuela, bringing an end to years of captivity.
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Colombian left-wing rebels holding former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt hostage said she was still being held in Colombia and they were open to talks on her release.
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Three United Nations hostages have been freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan, with kidnappers claiming that Taliban prisoners were due to be released in exchange.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country and pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 12 -- Clara Rojas, one of two hostages freed Thursday after being held captive for years by Colombian rebels, gave birth to her son nearly four years ago by kitchen-knife Caesarean and has not seen him since he was taken from the jungle at 8 months old.
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Helicopters sent by Venezuela's president picked up two hostages freed by Colombian rebels in the jungle Thursday and flew the women across the border in a mission that could open a new path to freedom for dozens of captives.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe freed a jailed guerrilla leader on Monday to try to broker peace talks and negotiate the release of rebel-held hostages, including a French-Colombian politician and three Americans.