Red Cross to recover bodies of Colombian lawmakers
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The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday it was set to retrieve the corpses of 11 kidnapped Colombian lawmakers, a step toward ending the bitter debate over their June deaths in a secret rebel prison.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez said that two women held by Colombian rebels for years were handed over to his government Thursday, triggering celebrations in this country. By early afternoon, they were being flown out of a Colombian jungle to be reunited with family...
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Many families of those kidnapped near the border with Colombia say President Hugo ChÃ¡vez has neglected them in favor of high-profile Colombian victims.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Flooding and mudslides in  northeastern Colombia killed at least 24 people and forced more  than 30,000 from their homes, authorities said on Sunday.
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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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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's far-right  paramilitaries said on Tuesday they will return to peace talks,  despite the death of one of their chief negotiators, who police  said was gunned down by his own men over the weekend.
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BUENAVENTURA, Colombia  - Colombia's most infamous cocaine lords have been killed or jailed, violence has fallen sharply and drug seizures are at an all-time high.
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Two Sri Lankan Red Cross workers abducted from the capital two days ago were found shot to death, the aid group said Sunday.
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The bodies of 40 men who were shot and had their hands and feet bound have been found in the capital over the past 24 hours, police said Thursday.
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Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels.
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Colombian government officials said Friday they need support from the international community to assist in the planned demobilization of thousands of right-wing paramilitary fighters.
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The International Red Cross resumed work on Sri Lanka&#39;s battle-scarred front lines on Wednesday as 16 people died in fresh violence, officials said.
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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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Rebels killed a mayor and a former town council member after abducting them at a roadblock in eastern Colombia as they headed to a meeting on how to confront violence in the area, authorities said Saturday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - A year and a half of  swallowing fire to earn spare change at traffic lights in  Bogota finally took a toll on Jhon Garcia's body.
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A state of emergency is declared in parts of Colombia where floods have killed at least 14 people, officials say.
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The boss of Colombia's biggest remaining cocaine cartel was shot dead in neighboring Venezuela in an apparent settling of scores among drug gangs, authorities said on Friday.