Chavez says Colombian rebels to free two hostages
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Colombia's 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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Families of Colombian hostages on Monday welcomed a proposed October 8 meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and guerrillas as an advance in talks to free kidnap victims held for years in rebel jungle camps.
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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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Colombian rebels will hand over three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, including an aide to former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's young son, according to a statement released Tuesday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez said on Sunday Colombian authorities were lying about  their capture of a top Marxist rebel who he said had been  kidnapped in Caracas by Colombian police.
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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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Colombia will allow no more international missions seeking the release of hostages held by leftist rebels after a Venezuela-led plan dissolved in a flurry of accusations last week, the government said on Monday.
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez sends helicopters to Colombia to pick up three hostages to be freed by Farc rebels.
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Two helicopters sent by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez landed in Colombia Friday on a delicate mission to pluck three hostages from the rebel-held jungle.
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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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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called left-wing Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to back his offer to try to help secure the release of hostages held by rebels in Colombia, including a French-Colombian politician.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said two women held hostage by Colombian rebels for more than six years were freed Thursday, saying he spoke with the former captives by phone and they were being flown out of the jungle.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's political backing for Colombia's Marxist guerrillas will make it harder to secure a deal to release dozens of hostages held by rebel leaders, the Colombian government said.
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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...
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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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Venezuela's leftist 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.