Toby Muse
Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 00:00
Colombians are beginning to say bluntly what many have whispered in private — that Betancourt's fame may backfire, and that the Paris-raised politician and fearless anti-corruption crusader could be one of the last hostages freed
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 00:00
In Colombia's capital, the protest swelled, with long lines of people shouting "Freedom! Freedom!" marching along Bogota's main thoroughfare
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 00:00
In a country where virtually everyone knows someone who has been killed, forcibly displaced or kidnapped, discussions on how to end the conflict quickly get emotional
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - 00:00
A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages, including a 3-year old boy, from leftist rebels in Colombia's jungles fell apart Monday as the guerrillas accused Colombia's military of sabotaging
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 00:00
In a Christmas Eve news conference, Gonzalez de Rojas said the Colombian government has provided a plane on standby, ready to fly the family "wherever we have to go" for the release of her daughter, Clara Rojas
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian rebels will hand over three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, including an aide to former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's young son, according to a statement
Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 00:00
Peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that involvement by Washington could blunt one of Colombia's best tools in the fight against illegal drugs: extradition
Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia's government said Wednesday it was canceling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's mediation role with leftist rebels in a possible hostage swap
Monday, September 17, 2007 - 00:00
Now that America's most-wanted cocaine trafficker is about to be extradited to the U.S., his rivals and lieutenants are struggling for command of Colombia's dominant cartel, authorities say
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 00:00
Soldiers swarmed onto a farm Monday and captured one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers hiding in bushes in his underwear