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FARC agrees Colombia land reform The government of Colombia and left-wing Farc rebels have agreed on land reform, after more than six months of peace talks
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| May.3 |
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Maduro alleges Colombia assassination plot |
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| Feb.13 |
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Colombia soldiers die in rebel clash
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| Jan.24 |
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FARC: Peace talks are accelerating
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| Jan.20 |
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Colombia Farc rebels end truce
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| Dec.31 |
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Nine bodies found in Envigado luxury house
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| Oct.1 |
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Colombia leader Santos has cancer
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| Sep.18 |
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Top Colombian drug baron captured. Venezuela
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| Aug.27 |
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Colombia holding talks with Farc President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed his government is holding exploratory talks with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc
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| Jul.6 |
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'has dementia' |
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| Apr.20 |
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Colombia scandal claims more US jobs |
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| Apr.15 |
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Drug war hot topic at Summit of the Americas |
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| Apr.13 |
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US Secret Service agents recalled |
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| Apr.7 |
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Farc leader: 'We're not weakened' |
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| Apr.2 |
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Colombia Farc hostages released
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| Mar.17 |
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Colombian soldiers die in attack |
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| Feb.26 |
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Colombia rebels in hostage pledge |
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| Jan.21 |
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Farc rebels destroy radar station |
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| Dec.28 |
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FARC to release six hostages |
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| Nov.15 |
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Colombia Farc rebels name leader Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, says it has chosen Rodrigo Londono - better known by his alias Timochenko - as its new leader
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| Nov.5 |
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President hails Farc leader Cano's killing |
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| Nov.4 |
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FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed
Map of Cauca Colombia| The leader of Colombia's left-wing guerrilla group has been killed in an army operation in mountains in the south-west of the country | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Bogota elects former rebel mayor
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| Aug.18 |
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Colombia inquiry focuses on Alvaro |
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| Jun.10 |
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Colombia passes 'historic' victims' law |
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| Apr.14 |
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Colombia mudslide kills 14 in bus |
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| Mar.1 |
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Colombia drug war efforts praised |
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| Feb.16 |
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FARC releases 2 more longtime prisoners |
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| Feb.11 |
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Farc rebels release more captives |
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| Jan.26 |
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FARC ready to release 5 hostages |
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Blast in mine kills 23 |
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| Dec.31 |
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Flood victims to placed on seized drug land |
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| Dec.8 |
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100 more bodies trapped under landslide |
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| Dec.6 |
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Colombian leader cancels climate meeting
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| Dec.5 |
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Colombia landslide 'buries many' |
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| Nov.20 |
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Top rebel leader may be dead
Map of San Vicente del Caguan Colombia Colombia's president: Fabian Ramirez, a top leader of a leftist guerrilla group FARC may have been killed during a bombing of a rebel camp
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| Nov.2 |
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Police raid drug assets office |
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| Sep.23 |
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FARC No. 2 leader killed Victor Julio Suarez Rojas, also known as Jorge Briceno Suarez, was the military leader for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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| Aug.24 |
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3 teens on Facebook hit list killed
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| Aug.16 |
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737 breaks apart on island landing
Map of island of San Andres Colombia| One passenger was killed after an airplane crashed in bad weather and broke apart while attempting to land on the island of San Andres. 124 people were injured, many of them scattered on the darkene... | |
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| Aug.10 |
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Colombia, Venezuela to restore ties Venezuela and Colombia wiped the slate clean and will re-establish diplomatic relations after a meeting between the heads of the states
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| Aug.7 |
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Santos sworn in as Colombian president
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| Jul.22 |
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Venezuela breaks relations with Colombia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he is breaking off relations with Colombia. He called President Uribe 'crazed'
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| Jul.16 |
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Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia |
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| Jun.20 |
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Santos wins election| Governing party candidate Juan Manuel Santos has won the final round of elections. He was ahead of Antanas Mockus by more than 40 points | |
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| May.30 |
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Ex-Minister Santos leads in vote Partial results from presidential poll are giving a clear lead to former Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos
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| May.26 |
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Ex-model arrested on drug charges |
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| Mar.30 |
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Farc rebels release soldier Pablo Moncayo
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| Mar.28 |
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FARC rebels release Colombian soldier |
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| Feb.26 |
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High court: Uribe can't run for third term The Constitutional Court ruled against holding a referendum that could have cleared the way for the president to run for a 3rd consecutive t...
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| Dec.22 |
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Kidnapped governor found dead
Luis Francisco Cuellar had been seized from his house in the Caqueta provincial capital, Florencia, by suspected leftist rebels
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| Oct.30 |
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Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases |
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| Aug.1 |
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Judge jails 15 soldiers
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| Jul.27 |
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FARC arms traced to Venezuela
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| Feb.6 |
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Rebels killed lawmakers in cold blood |
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| Feb.1 |
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FARC rebels release 4 hostages
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| Nov.13 |
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3 million bilked in pyramid schemes
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| Jul.20 |
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World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom
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| Jul.15 |
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Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue
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| Jul.7 |
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Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other' |
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| Jul.4 |
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Video shows orderly hostage rescue |
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Betancourt joy at French return |
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| Jul.3 |
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Betancourt reunited with family |
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| Jul.2 |
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Betancourt rescued from FARC 
In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Jun.8 |
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End struggle, Chavez urges Farc |
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| May.26 |
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FARC leader's death brings hostage hope |
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| May.24 |
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FARC leader dead Defense ministry: Pedro Antonio Marin, known as Manuel Marulanda Vilez and nicknamed Tirofijo, is believed to have died of a heart attack
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| May.19 |
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FARC commander calls for dialogue |
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| May.18 |
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Rebel leader surrenders Nelly Avila Moreno, also known as 'Karina' surrendered, the latest major blow for insurgents who have waged war against the state for 40 years
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| May.15 |
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Farc rebel link files 'genuine' |
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| Mar.7 |
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Leaders say Colombia crisis over
Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai...
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| Mar.3 |
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Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia
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| Mar.1 |
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Top FARC leader killed by Colombians 
| Ecuador: Raul Reyes, the top commander of left-wing guerrillas was killed in an air raid followed by a ground operation. Ecuador has protested to Colombia over the incursion. Raul Reyes ... | |
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| Jan.13 |
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Freed hostage sees son
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| Jan.11 |
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Chavez makes Colombia rebel call |
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| Jan.10 |
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Freed hostages reunited with families
Venezuela: 2 hostages freed by Colombian rebels have landed in Caracas, where their friends and family carrying flowers clapped and embraced them
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| Jan.4 |
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FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held |
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| Dec.28 |
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Mission begins to free FARC hostages |
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| Dec.5 |
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Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
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| Oct.13 |
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Mine collapse kills 24 |
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| Aug.31 |
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Chavez to help broker hostage deal |
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| Jul.5 |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests
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| Jun.6 |
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Colombia seeks FARC prisoner swap |
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| May.18 |
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President vows to free Betancourt |
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| Feb.3 |
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Gas blast traps miners |
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| Oct.20 |
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President ends Farc talks |
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| May.28 |
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Incumbent Uribe wins presidency
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| Apr.27 |
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Ex-President's sister slain |
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| Dec.13 |
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Colombia open to hostage talks |
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| Aug.16 |
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160 believed dead in jet crash
Map of Zulia Venezuela Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela
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| Jun.25 |
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24 troops killed in ambush |
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| Jun.15 |
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34 killed in massacre
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| Apr.28 |
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School bus smash leaves 23 dead |
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| Apr.16 |
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Cocaine found on U.S.-bound Navy ship |
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| Dec.22 |
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Hostages freed at last |
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| Oct.25 |
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Rebels kill 13 in election-day |
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| Sep.28 |
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Explosion kills 10 |
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| Aug.24 |
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Bomb kills at least six on riverboat |
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| Feb.7 |
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Club blast kills 33 Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot
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| Dec.28 |
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Fighting kills at least 60 |
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| Nov.11 |
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Bishop Jimenez kidnapped |
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| Oct.17 |
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Civilians flee Medellin battle zone |
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| Aug.11 |
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State of emergency declared
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| Aug.7 |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office Several explosions rocked downtown Bogota just before Uribe was walking up the Congress building's steps for inauguration
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| Jul.12 |
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52 people killed in fighting |
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| May.26 |
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Uribe elected president
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| Feb.22 |
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Army storms rebel zone Soldiers met little resistance as they have begun retaking a huge rebel safe haven
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| Jan.14 |
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Rebels agreed to resume talks
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| Jan.13 |
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Rebels agree to leave haven |
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| Jan.12 |
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Peace process collapses |
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| Jan.10 |
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Deadline extended for rebels |
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| Nov.22 |
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Landslide at mine kills at least 23 |
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| Sep.30 |
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Murder strains peace |
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| Jun.28 |
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Guerrillas free 242 war prisoners |
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| Jun.15 |
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Car bombs |
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| Apr.16 |
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Rebels kidnap oil workers |
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30 killed by paramilitaries |
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| Apr.10 |
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FARC commander sought |
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| Feb.9 |
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Agreement with FARC leader
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| Feb.8 |
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Talks with rebels |