Colombian refugees seek help in Ecuador
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More than 800 Colombian refugees have crossed over the border to Ecuador from the violence-ravaged department of Narino, the United Nations said Friday.
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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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At least 38 Cuban doctors who defected from a mission in Venezuela have been stranded for months in Colombia, where they have been refused refugee status as they await word on possible asylum in the United States, according to a relief organization.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 4 -- Millions of protesters fanned out across Colombia on Monday, expressing fury over guerrilla atrocities in a long civil conflict and demanding the liberation of hundreds of hostages held in clandestine jungle camps.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Tens of thousands of protesterstook to the streets of Quito on Wednesday to protest what theycall the heavy-handed tactics of President Lucio Gutierrez anddemanded that he reverse his firing of the country's SupremeCourt.
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Radical government opponents allegedly planning to assassinate President Hugo Chavez are seeking refuge in a poorly patrolled mountainous region in neighboring Colombia, Venezuela's interior minister said Tuesday.
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BOGOT&#xC1; -- The Colombian government, the recipient of billions of dollars in US aid to fight drugs and a leftist insurgency, is under siege as evidence mounts of links between right-wing death squads and dozens of officials loyal to President &#xC1;lvaro Uribe.
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Delvina da Costa complained of squalid  conditions and a shortage of food in the refugee camp where she  has lived for almost two years, but the prospect of returning  to her old neighborhood in Dili fills her with dread.
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A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages, including a 3-year old boy, from leftist rebels in Colombia's jungles fell apart Monday as the guerrillas accused Colombia's military of sabotaging the promised handoff.
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Colombia ordered troops to surround jungle camps where rebels hold hundreds of kidnap victims in hopes of forcing their release despite concerns the move could endanger the lives of the hostages.
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The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela begin crisis talks aimed at ending a serious diplomatic row.
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FLORENCIA, Colombia  - When spies spotted a guerrilla chief camped on a jungle riverbank one afternoon late last year, Colombia's army quickly turned to U.S. soldiers to help plan his capture.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A top Colombian rebelcaptured last month was apparently abducted from Venezuela,possibly by Colombian security officials in a serious violationof Venezuelan sovereignty, Venezuelan Interior Minister JesseChacon said on Wednesday.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met relatives of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt on Sunday at the start of a tour aimed at rekindling European efforts to help release hostages held by Colombian rebels.
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PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador -- An unremarkable day on the archipelago. A taxi honks at a meandering pedestrian. Shirtless men play dominoes by the market, shooing away fearless seagulls that vie for fish scraps. Dockworkers empty another cargo boat, while sunburned tourists listen to their guides explain...
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Daryl Hannah said she planned to meet with Ecuador's president Tuesday to discuss a lawsuit by Indians and settlers against Chevron Corp., a day after she trudged through the jungle to visit the polluted site.
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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...