Kidnapped canine recovered in Colombia
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A kidnapped German Shepherd has been returned to its elderly owners in Bogota, days after a police sting operation thwarted payment of a $350,000 ransom.
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A Jordanian who disappeared in Iraq two weeks ago and was believed to have been kidnapped has been freed and is in the custody of Iraqi police, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Ayed told reporters yesterday.
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Recently released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas was reunited Sunday with her 3-year-old son, who was fathered by one of her guerrilla captors but taken away from her months after he was born.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 12 -- Clara Rojas, one of two hostages freed Thursday after being held captive for years by Colombian rebels, gave birth to her son nearly four years ago by kitchen-knife Caesarean and has not seen him since he was taken from the jungle at 8 months old.
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Two hostages freed by Colombian rebels arrive in Venezuela after several years in captivity.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Saturday he has authorized France, Spain and Switzerland to resume their mediation role in an effort to free 44 hostages held by Marxist rebels.
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Colombia took steps to free jailed rebel fighters on Friday, hoping to persuade guerrilla commanders to hand over hostages they have held for years, including a French-Colombian politician and three Americans.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important commander  of Colombia's largest rebel army ever captured was handed to  U.S. authorities at a Bogota airport to be extradited to the  United States Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A top Colombian rebel  captured last month was apparently abducted from Venezuela,  possibly by Colombian security officials in a serious violation  of Venezuelan sovereignty, Venezuelan Interior Minister Jesse  Chacon said on Wednesday.
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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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Colombian authorities say they have arrested one of the country's most notorious kidnappers.
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A seal pup that was found by the side of a country road miles from the coast or the nearest river has been successfully released back into the Irish Sea, wildlife officials said Monday.
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DNA tests on a fostered Colombian boy suggest he is a hostage's son thought to have been in captivity.
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SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With broad smiles and long hugs for mediators, two women hostages were freed on Thursday by Colombia's Marxist rebels after years in the jungle, raising hopes for others languishing in secret camps.
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Released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas says she is eager to be reunited with her son who was born in captivity.
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Colombia's most notorious cocaine trafficker, Diego Montoya, was captured on Monday after a long manhunt in which the United States offered $5 million for information leading to his arrest, the government said.
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A Colombian aid worker and two Afghan colleagues who were abducted in Afghanistan earlier this month were freed, their organisation said.