Mission to free Colombia hostages begins
675702
Two Venezuelan helicopters and their crews waited in central Colombia Saturday morning for directions as to where in the jungle to fly to pick up three hostages being freed by leftist rebels.
713142
Colombia agrees to a new Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two hostages held by Farc rebels.
288226
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Thursday said it  would pardon 23 jailed rebels to encourage Marxist guerrillas  to free 72 hostages, including three Americans.
199909
Marxist rebels in Colombia have freed four hostages, three of whom were held captive for well over three years in the jungle. The four released hostages - two men and two women were flown to Neiva, 150 miles
83644
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.
119846
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Colombia's major cities Thursday and drivers honked horns in unison in a mass protest to demand the immediate liberation of the country's kidnap victims.
360569
An international rescue mission to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels broke down yesterday amid accusations of lying and bad faith
703797
A Colombian rebel plan to hand over three ailing hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and a Colombian senator is advancing although their release cannot be rushed, a top guerrilla leader said on Monday.
155361
BOGOTA, Colombia, June 5 -- President ÃÂlvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that has the support of Colombia's European allies.
765194
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met relatives of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt on Sunday at the start of a tour aimed at rekindling European efforts to help release hostages held by Colombian rebels.
201655
Colombia ordered troops to surround jungle camps where rebels hold hundreds of kidnap victims in hopes of forcing their release despite concerns the move could endanger the lives of the hostages.
440586
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels holding 62   hostages, including three Americans and former presidential   candidate Ingrid Betancourt, called on Monday for   "face-to-face" talks with the government on a prisoner   exchange.
196916
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.
647257
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.
401149
Bogota - At least 10 persons were kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) late on Friday near San Rafael, in Colombia&#39;s northwest, officials said on Saturday.
293858
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.
704878
Colombia on Thursday said it would pardon 23 jailed rebels to encourage Marxist guerrillas to free 72 hostages, including three Americans.