Colombian rebels to hand Chavez 3 hostages
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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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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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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Colombia's Farc rebels have said they are ready to release hostages.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his antagonist U.S. President George W. Bush to help him secure the release of hostages, including three Americans, held by Colombia's FARC rebels.
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Colombian state prosecutors on Monday ordered the arrest of three soldiers in connection with the killing of union officials accused of being leftist rebels last month, the state prosecution office said.
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Colombia offers to exchange jailed rebels for hostages held by Farc militants - a reversal of earlier policy.
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Colombia's Farc rebel group says it will release three hostages kidnapped over six years ago, for health reasons.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Thursday said itwould pardon 23 jailed rebels to encourage Marxist guerrillasto free 72 hostages, including three Americans.
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Colombian rebels release a video of  seven hostages urging the government  to make a deal to free them.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez froze ongoing bilateral accords and energy deals with  Colombia on Friday in retaliation for the abduction of a  leading Colombian Marxist rebel from Venezuela.
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Colombia's hardline government said Friday it is willing to meet with members of the country's main leftist rebel group in an unprecedented offer aimed at freeing dozens of rebel-held hostages, including three Americans.
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Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez prepared to send helicopters into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist rebels, but they were unlikely to be freed until the weekend.
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BOGOTA/CARACAS  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said a mission to pick up three hostages being held in Colombia by Marxist rebels would begin on Friday.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sent two helicopters into Colombia on Friday to start a sensitive mission to collect two women politicians and a young boy held hostage for years by Marxist guerrillas.
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Venezuela has started a rescue operation in Colombia to secure the release of two hostages held by leftist rebels, an official said on Thursday, after a similar effort led by President Hugo Chavez collapsed last year.
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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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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 win the captives' quick release.