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Official escapes rebels after six years
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Gas blast traps miners A gas explosion collapsed 2 adjacent coal mining tunnels, trapping 31 miners and killing at least 3
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| Mar.10 |
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On eve of visit, military activity confirmed
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| Mar.11 |
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Bush thanks Colombia for drug aid US President has thanked President Alvaro Uribe for his support in the anti-drugs war
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| May.1 |
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Colombia cuts drugs haul figure
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| May.18 |
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President vows to free Betancourt Alvaro Uribe has ordered the army to step up efforts to rescue former presidential candidate from rebel captors
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| Jun.6 |
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Colombia seeks FARC prisoner swap Colombia has begun releasing prisoners from its largest Marxist rebel group, beginning with its foreign minister in hopes of getting FARC to reciprocate
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| Jun.11 |
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Massacre relatives win landmark case
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| Jun.28 |
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11 lawmaker hostages killed
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| Jul.5 |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests| Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict | |
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| Jul.9 |
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FARC leader guilty of US kidnaps
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| Jul.19 |
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'Drug baron' sent to US
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| Aug.2 |
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Uribe offers talks zone
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| Aug.7 |
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Alleged Colombian drug lord arrested
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| Aug.31 |
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Chavez to help broker hostage deal| Venezuelan President entered Colombia's hostage standoff, seeking to broker a deal between the government and guerrillas to free hostages | |
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| Sep.3 |
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Military: Key rebel Caracas killed
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| Sep.9 |
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6.8 earthquake struck off Pacific coast
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| Sep.11 |
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Chiquita: $25M fine for terror payments
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| Sep.28 |
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Farc woman steals plane to desert
An armed female member of Colombia's Farc rebel group hijacked a small plane to escape her "tortuous life" with the guerrillas
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| Oct.13 |
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Mine collapse kills 24 Many more are missing after a mine accident in the south-west of the country
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| Nov.8 |
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Hostage talks see spark of hope President Chavez and a top Colombian guerrilla chief gave a glimmer of hope that dozens of hostages held by the leftist rebels would be freed
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| Nov.14 |
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Families:Chiquita liable for torture, murder A $7.86 billion lawsuit was filed on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say Chiquita Brands International should be held responsibl...
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| Nov.21 |
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Argentina suffer Colombian setback
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Colombia halts Chavez mediation Colombia has ended the involvement of Venezuelan President in attempts to negotiate a prisoner swap with left-wing rebels
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| Nov.28 |
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Chavez cuts all ties with Colombia Venezuelan President said he is cutting all ties with Colombia as long as Alvaro Uribe remains its president
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| Nov.30 |
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Videos show hostages held by rebels The government has seized 5 videotapes from members of a rebel group that show a number of hostages
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| Dec.1 |
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Chavez blasts Colombia A Colombian rebel group holding hostages had agreed to release some of them by the end of 2007. Chavez: President Uribe has derailed those p...
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| Dec.5 |
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Sarkozy urges Betancourt release| French President has made a direct appeal to Colombian rebels to release long-held French-Colombian hostage | | |
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| Dec.6 |
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Farc welcomes Sarkozy hostage bid The Colombian rebel group has cautiously welcomed French President's offer to broker the release of 45 Farc-held hostages
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| Dec.7 |
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Colombia offers talks with rebels Under international pressure, President Uribe agreed the first face-to-face meeting between officials of his government and leftist rebels
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| Dec.18 |
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FARC vows in letter to release hostages 3 captives held for years by rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Betancourt
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| Dec.19 |
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FARC offered French home deal France is willing to take in Colombian guerrillas as part of a deal to secure the release of hostages held by the leftist rebel group
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| Dec.26 |
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Chavez Farc hostage plan approved
The Colombian government has approved a plan by Hugo Chavez to send planes into Colombia to pick up rebel-held hostages
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| Dec.28 |
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Mission begins to free FARC hostages
Map of Villavicencio Colombia| 2 Venezuelan helicopters arrived in central Colombia as part of an operation to free 3 hostages from the jungles | | |
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| Dec.29 |
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Hostage mission delayed An operation by Venezuelan helicopters to collect 3 hostages due to be released by the Farc rebel group has been delayed a second day
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| Dec.31 |
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New delay for hostages| Leftist rebels say government military operations are blocking the release of 3 hostages, according to Hugo Chavez | |