Associated Press
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 00:00
At a news conference, Lopez firmly blamed the FARC for the deaths of all 11 colleagues who were abducted with him in April 2002
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
HarperCollins publicist Dee Dee DeBartlo says the publisher's William Morrow imprint will issue their book, "Out of Captivity," on Feb. 26
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
Alexander Farfan, alias "Gafas," or glasses, cannot be extradited on kidnapping and terrorism charges because "the crimes for which he is wanted were committed in national territory," the court said
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 00:00
The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia handed Jara over to the International Red Cross in eastern jungles around midday Tuesday
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 00:00
The International Red Cross postponed a Monday mission to retrieve a rebel-held hostage after a dispute over Colombian military flights that allegedly hampered a similar operation the day before
Monday, February 2, 2009 - 00:00
A Brazilian military helicopter, emblazoned with the Red Cross insignia, retrieved the four hostages and flew them to a provincial airport in Colombia's eastern plains
Friday, January 30, 2009 - 00:00
"President Uribe is not running for a second re-election. El Colombiano is in a position to affirm that the president has already decided to step aside so new leaders can assume power," the Medellin newspaper reported
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 00:00
t did not say how many hostages would be freed or where but Brazil is to provide two helicopters for the airlift that are to bear the Red Cross insignia
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 00:00
In the conversation with Uribe, Obama expressed his desire to work closely with him and other leaders in the region to improve U.S. relations. They also discussed U.S.-Colombian cooperation on counternarcotics, security and human rights
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 00:00
Ecuadorean lawmakers passed a bill on Monday to create large-scale mining projects in the country.