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1. Colombian rebels say betrayed in Betancourt rescue
Colombia's biggest guerrilla force said on Friday it was betrayed by its own men in last week's military rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages that added to a string of recent setbacks.
12 Jul 2008
2. Colombia shows rescue video
Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theatre-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels.
05 Jul 2008
3. Betancourt reunited with children
Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas.
04 Jul 2008
4. Colombia rescues Betancourt
Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. hostages held for years by guerrillas were rescued on Wednesday after soldiers posing as aid workers duped their captors into putting them on a helicopter.
03 Jul 2008
5. Ecuador may impose Colombia trade sanctions
Ecuador said on Tuesday it may impose trade restrictions on Colombia as the neighbouring countries backed away from a plan to restore low-level diplomatic relations this week.
26 Jun 2008
6. Colombia quake victims huddle in shelters
Hundreds of Colombians huddled in makeshift shelters on Sunday afraid to go home a day after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake damaged scores of homes and triggered landslides killing at least 11 people.
26 May 2008
7. France says Andean region ties key to hostage release
Easing tensions between Andean neighbours Ecuador and Colombia is vital if efforts to release dozens of hostages held by Colombian guerrillas for years in hidden jungle camps are to succeed, France said on Tuesday.
30 Apr 2008
8. France calls off Colombia hostage mission
France abandoned a mission to treat Colombian rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt in her jungle camp on Tuesday after guerrillas rejected the initiative in a setback to attempts to free scores of captives.
07 Apr 2008
9. French mission stands by to treat Colombia hostage
A French medical team on Thursday prepared to fly into Colombia's jungles to treat rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian politician believed seriously ill after six years in guerrilla captivity.
31 Mar 2008
10. Colombia offers to free rebels in hostage swap
Colombia will free hundreds of guerrilla fighters if rebel leaders release politician Ingrid Betancourt, who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in secret jungle camps, the government said.
25 Mar 2008
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