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FARC
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| Jan.8 |
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Colombian drug suspect shot dead
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| Jan.13 |
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Guerrillas flee FARC camp with abductees
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| Jan.27 |
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Evacuations begin near volcano
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| Jan.28 |
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Farc 'to free hostages on Sunday'
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| Feb.1 |
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 FARC rebels release 4 hostages| A Colombian soldier and 4 police officers were released from captivity by leftist guerrillas, completing the first stage of a release of hostages | |
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| Feb.2 |
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Hostage release stalls
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| Feb.3 |
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Farc free ex-governor
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| Feb.6 |
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Rebels killed lawmakers in cold blood A Colombian ex-hostage, released by FARC after nearly 7 years in captivity, said the rebels who held him killed the others in cold blood
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| Feb.15 |
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Volcano eruption sparks alert
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| Feb.27 |
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Colombia captures FARC kidnapper
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| Mar.8 |
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Chavez warns Colombian minister
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| Mar.20 |
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Guerrillas held on U.S. drug charges
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| Mar.24 |
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Four soldiers killed in firefight
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| Mar.27 |
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Rebels arrested in assassination plot
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| Mar.28 |
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Colombia shocked by incest case 58-year-old Arcedio Alvarez has appeared in court accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering eight children with her
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| Apr.15 |
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Colombia captures top drug lord  Colombian authorities have arrested Daniel Rendon Herrera, known as 'Don Mario', the country's most wanted drug lord
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| Jul.27 |
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FARC arms traced to Venezuela| Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos: Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons purchased by Venezuela have ended up in the hands of guerrillas | |
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| Jul.28 |
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 Chavez freezes ties with Colombia Venezuela is withdrawing its ambassador from Colombia and freezing relations, following a dispute over weapons supplied to FARC
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 Judge jails 15 soldiers| A judge has sentenced 15 soldiers to up to 30 years in prison for killing civilians in 2006 and presenting them as rebels | |
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| Aug.5 |
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Chavez turns up heat on Colombia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced trade measures against Colombia, amid a growing diplomatic row between the nations
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| Aug.8 |
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Ambassador orderred back to Colombia Venezuelan President Chavez ordered his ambassador to go back to Colombia amid tense diplomatic relations between the two countries
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| Aug.9 |
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Chavez slams Colombia 'incursion' The Venezuelan President has accused Colombia of carrying out a military incursion into Venezuela
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| Aug.10 |
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 LatAm alarm over US-Colombia plan South American leaders at a regional summit have expressed concerns over Colombian plans to grant American troops access to its military bas...
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| Aug.18 |
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Guerrillas release video of two hostages Marxist guerrillas have released a video showing that hostages are alive and seemingly well
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| Aug.25 |
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Chavez: Ready to cut ties with Colombia Venezuelan President is preparing to break off diplomatic relations with Colombia over the plan to allow U.S. troops access to its military bases
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| Aug.30 |
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 President has H1N1 virus Alvaro Uribe is infected with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. He is in stable condition and under medical supervision
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| Sep.7 |
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Video shown of captives Colombian tv has broadcast video footage of 10 soldiers and policemen held captive by Farc rebels for up to 11 years
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| Sep.21 |
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 L. American cartels expand to West Africa Colombian and Mexican drug cartels have jumped the Atlantic Ocean, working closely with local criminal gangs to carve out a staging area
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| Oct.24 |
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Colombian football team 'killed'
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| Oct.30 |
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 Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases| Colombia and the United States signed an agreement that allows U.S. personnel to be stationed at seven military bases | |
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| Nov.3 |
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Killings close Venezuelan-Colombia border Two international bridges closed, as Venezuelan authorities searched for 3 people and arrested another suspected in the death of 2 guardsmen
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| Nov.8 |
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Chavez steps up Colombia rhetoric Venezuelan President has urged his armed forces to be prepared for possible war amid growing diplomatic and border tensions
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| Nov.9 |
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Venezuela, Colombia in war of words The Colombian government would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
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| Nov.14 |
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Colombia detains Venezuela guards Colombia has detained four members of the Venezuelan national guard on Colombian soil amid continuing tension between the neighbours
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| Dec.20 |
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Chavez accuses Colombia of spy plane Venezuelan President: An unmanned spy plane launched from Colombia violated Venezuelan airspace last week
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| Dec.22 |
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Kidnapped governor found dead Map of Caqueta Colombia| Luis Francisco Cuellar had been seized from his house in the Caqueta provincial capital, Florencia, by suspected leftist rebels | |
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