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CHILE: Bachelet to Help Seek Humanitarian Solution for Colombia's Hostage Crisis

SANTIAGO, Mar 19 (IPS) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet promised to work "quickly" and "efficiently" to obtain the release of the hostages held by the FARC, according to Juan Carlos Lecompte, the husband of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who was taken hostage by...

MEXICO: Rights Groups Protest Killing of Students in FARC Camp

MEXICO CITY, Mar 21 (IPS) - Human rights groups in Mexico and Ecuador plan to take legal action against the Colombian government for what they call the "unjustified massacre" of four Mexican students in this month’s attack on a FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador.

Chavez best hope for Colombia's Betancourt

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the best hope for successfully negotiating the release of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages held by leftist Colombian guerrillas, her husband said on Friday. ... France is...

Hostage's husband vows to hunt for her

The husband of hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed Wednesday to visit jungle villages to hunt for clues to her situation following the failure of a French-led effort to aid her. ... "I want to talk to the people ... to see if she is alive or not, what her state of health...

Husband vows to find hostage wife in Colombia

Read full story for latest details. ... Ingrid Betancourt kidnapped in 2002 while campaigning for Colombia's presidency She is a citizen of both France and Colombia Betancourt believed to be suffering from liver problems and depression French Foreign Minister: France will...

France is pushing hard for the release of a hostage in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia - A French-led mission to free hostage Ingrid Betancourt in Colombia may fail because officials cannot find any rebels to talk to about her release. The insurgents are in hiding, t... ... By: Andrew O. Selsky, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA, Colombia - A...

Colombia rebels demand exchange

Colombia's Farc rebels rule out releasing a high-profile sick hostage unless there is a prisoner exchange. ... A leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group has ruled out releasing a high-profile sick hostage and cast doubt on a French humanitarian mission sent to treat her....

AT SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIRE: Uribe urges rebels to free hostages, including Betancourt

Uribe also confirmed that 100 (m) million US dollars would be paid to rebels who turned themselves in to Colombian authorities and brought hostages with them. ... Photo: EFE Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday called again for the immediate release of hostages...

Colombia Negotiates Rebel Release

Colombia has offered to suspend the sentences of jailed guerrillas if rebels first free hostages including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt ... . Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said late Thursday that the liberation of some captives could...

RIGHTS GROUPS AIM TO SUE BOGOTA OVER STUDENTS' DEATHS

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, (Mar. 21, 2008) IPS/GIN - Human rights groups in Mexico and Ecuador plan to take legal action against the Colombian government over the killings of four Mexican students in this month's attack on a guerrilla camp in Ecuador. ... "It will be a lengthy...