Colombia set for hostage releases
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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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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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The Colombian government begins freeing jailed rebels in a move it hopes will prompt the release of hostages.
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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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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  - The Colombian government on  Wednesday offered to free 50 jailed guerrillas if Marxist  rebels release the same number of political and military  hostages, some held captive for up to seven years.
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BOGOTA, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The Colombian government offered Wednesday in a statement to release 50 jailed guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) if the rebels free the kidnapped political and military officials.
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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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By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday that atop Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to theUnited States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, includingthree Americans and one German.
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Two helicopters left Venezuela on Friday in the first leg of an operation that could free three hostages from the jungles of Colombia.
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Two Venezuelan helicopters and their crews waited in central Colombia Saturday morning for directions as to where in the jungle to fly to pick up three hostages being freed by leftist rebels.
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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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Colombia's Roman Catholic clergy say they are in contact with Farc rebels in a bid to free more hostages.
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Colombian rebels on Wednesday provided a pickup location for two hostages they have held for years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, and the Colombian government gave him the green light to launch a rescue mission.
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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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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.
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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.