Colombia head 'ready for talks'
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he is willing to reopen "direct contact" with left-wing Farc rebels.
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President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority also declared his readiness to hold talks with IsraelÂs prime minister.
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The Taliban said Monday it was ready for talks with the Afghan government after President Hamid Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels&#39; nearly six-year bloody insurgency.
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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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A leader of the Palestinian faction Hamas says he is ready for talks with Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he was willing to meet guerrilla leaders in the Colombian jungle to broker a humanitarian accord between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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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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US President George W Bush arrives in Colombia for talks expected to focus on  fighting drug trafficking.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe agreed on Tuesday to boost security cooperation and restart stalled trade deals after meeting to end a dispute over a captured Colombian guerrilla leader.
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Spain's prime minister says he will announce in June the start of talks with the armed Basque separatist group Eta.
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Colombia's government will release a group of jailed left-wing guerrillas, says President Alvaro Uribe.
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LONDON  - Arsenal defender Ashley Cole is ready to begin talks on a new contract with the English champions despite Real Madrid showing an interest in the England left-back, the player&#39;s agent said.
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Colombian Marxist guerrillas have said they will turn over three of their hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after Bogota ended the leftist leader's efforts to secure a deal to free rebel captives.
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Spain's prime minister is due to hold talks in Senegal which are expected to centre on the issue of illegal immigration.
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President Bush is due to visit Colombia in a display of continued support for efforts to fight a leftist insurgency.
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The 24-year-old will be unveiled at a press conference at the Bernabeu tomorrow morning.
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A Colombian rebel plan to hand over three ailing hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and a Colombian senator is advancing although their release cannot be rushed, a top guerrilla leader said on Monday.