Venezuela to help in release of Colombia hostages
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country and pick up three hostages held by Marxist rebels, a breakthrough that could lead to the captives' quick release.
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Two hostages freed by Colombian rebels arrive in Venezuela after several years in captivity.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President Alvaro  Uribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,  Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over the  capture of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to pick up three hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe  authorized France, Spain and Switzerland on Saturday to revive  their efforts to seek an accord with leftist rebels on  releasing scores of hostages, including a French-Colombian  politician and three Americans.
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SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia, Jan 10 - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages from Colombia's jungle on Thursday in a deal brokered by Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, that could mark a breakthrough in peace efforts.
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Families of Colombian hostages on Monday welcomed a proposed October 8 meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and guerrillas as an advance in talks to free kidnap victims held for years in rebel 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, Colombia, June 5 -- President ÃÂlvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that has the support of Colombia's European allies.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent helicopters into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages, including a boy born in captivity and held for years by Marxist rebels in jungle camps.
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez sends helicopters to Colombia to pick up three hostages to be freed by Farc rebels.
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says his planes can fly to Colombia to pick up rebel-held hostages but Bogota must agree.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's political backing for Colombia's Marxist guerrillas will make it harder to secure a deal to release dozens of hostages held by rebel leaders, the Colombian government said.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan-sponsored plan to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels was stalled by the guerrillas' failure to reveal their location, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said it may unravel if the stalemate drags on.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to send aircraft into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages from Marxist rebels and score a diplomatic victory after recent setbacks for his socialist revolution.
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Two hostages freed by Colombian rebels arrive in Venezuela, bringing an end to years of captivity.
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SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela -- In recent weeks, President Hugo ChÃÂ¿vez has worked with fevered intensity to secure the release of Colombian hostages from rebel groups. He has appointed his interior minister to negotiate with guerrilla commanders and has flown the families of Colombian hostages to...