Concerns grow over delayed Colombia hostage deal
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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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Negotiations over three kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan have hit a snag over ransom demands, officials said Tuesday, as Taliban-linked militants said they were
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The capture of a Colombian rebel on the streets of Caracas has triggered a diplomatic crisis with Colombia that has even drawn in the United States, with a top general accusing the Bush administration Friday of trying to undermine his government.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday that a  top Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to the  United States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, including  three Americans and one German.
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The family of a British hostage in Iraq wait for news after his captors reportedly repeat a threat to kill him.
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Colombian rebels said in a letter on Monday intense military activity had impeded the release of three hostages they had promised to hand over to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Venezuela's leftist leader is now working to release the 45 hostages, including three Americans, held in Colombia.
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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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The planned handover by Nigeria to Cameroon of the disputed region of Bakassi looks certain to be delayed.
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Seven hostages held by Colombian rebels for as long as nine years appealed in a video released on Tuesday for the government to reach a deal with their guerrilla captors to win their release.
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Japan grew more worried on Friday about  the fate of a Japanese hostage in Iraq as time passed after the  expiry of deadline set by his captors to behead him unless  Tokyo withdrew its troops.
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BOGOTA/CARACAS  - Venezuela rushed to organize an air convoy for the handover of hostages held in Colombia by Marxist rebels, but said it would not go ahead until Friday or the weekend.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe threatens to deport a rebel leader to the US unless hostages are freed.
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The Bush administration appears increasingly focused on undertaking a risky military rescue of three Americans held hostage more than four years by drug-trafficking leftist rebels in Colombia.
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If Colombia's leftist rebels safely deliver three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the goodwill gesture will likely increase pressure for major government concessions to secure the release 44 other high-profile captives.
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Colombian Finance Minister Alberto   Carrasquilla voiced concern on Tuesday about recent large   weapons purchases by neighboring Venezuela.
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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.