Colombian hostage deal falls apart
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A mission to free three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia stalled Monday, with the rebels and Colombian authorities trading blame for the delay.
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Colombian authorities were left red-faced on Friday trying to explain why they picked up the wrong prisoner in a high-security transfer of a top druglord to a ship at sea in an attempt to better protect him.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan mission to pick up three hostages held for years by Colombian rebels in jungle camps was delayed again on Saturday because guerrilla leaders have not given the final go-ahead.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has offered to release 50 insurgents accused of minor crimes in exchange for an equal number of hostages in rebel hands, including three Americans, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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A Colombian businessman kidnapped by leftist rebels died in a military rescue attempt on Thursday, illustrating the dilemma the government faces over thousands of hostages languishing in secret guerrilla jails.
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Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend when neighboring Venezuela scrapped plans for talks to be held in Caracas aimed at clinching prisoner exchange.
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Colombia says it will not accept any more international missions following the failed handover of hostages held by rebels.
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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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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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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Colombia's government and Marxist guerrilla leaders blamed each other on Monday for long delays that could scupper a deal to release three hostages held for years by the rebels in jungle camps.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian Marxist rebels kept  up pressure on the government to release imprisoned guerrillas,  releasing a videotape of 12 former congressmen they kidnapped  30 months ago and want to swap for their comrades.
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BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombiaâs main rebel group on Monday criticized a government proposal to swap jailed guerrillas for kidnapped politicians, soldiers and three American contractors, saying any deal should allow its freed comrades to return to the
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Monday said its  peace process with far-right paramilitaries could fail and  ordered an outlaw militia negotiator to be captured and  extradited to the United States for cocaine smuggling.
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Colombian leftist rebels released a video that showed seven kidnapped police officers and soldiers &#151; some of whom have spent nearly a decade in captivity &#151; pleading for talks between the government and the rebels to set them free.
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One of the world's most sought after cocaine kingpins was hunted down and captured in Colombia yesterday in the toughest blow against the country's drugs trade in more than a decade.
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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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A Colombian guerrilla released from prison to help broker a deal to free rebel hostages could play a role in verifying troops have been pulled back from any safe haven set up for talks, guerrilla commanders said.