MADRID, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Colombian rebels and Spain's Basque sepatarist group ETA held meetings to discuss military tactics and bomb making, a Spanish prosecutor said.
BOGOTA, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A former Colombian lawmaker kidnapped in 2000 by leftist rebels has escaped with help from one of his captors, officials said.
MEDELLIN, Colombia, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A former Colombian paramilitary fighter has named the nation's top general as a collaborator with death squads.
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 24 (UPI) -- Venezuelan officials Thursday denied reports that the government flew Colombian rebels to Nicaragua for a celebration of the Sandinista revolution.
BOGOTA, July 16 (UPI) -- Colombia's president admitted Wednesday to using the Red Cross symbol during the rescue of 15 high-profile hostages earlier this month.
BOGOTA, July 8 (UPI) -- Family members of some captives still held by leftist rebels in Colombia complained that the government only chose to rescue "trophy hostages."
BOGOTA, July 7 (UPI) -- Hostages held by Colombian leftist rebels for years sometimes fought among themselves during their detainment, a former captive told CNN Monday.
PARIS, July 5 (UPI) -- Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt checked into a Paris hospital for medical tests Saturday after being freed in a daring jungle rescue.
BOGOTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt Thursday said the leftist rebels who held her for six years should engage in peace talks.
BOGOTA, July 2 (UPI) -- A former Colombian presidential candidate and three U.S. citizens were among 15 hostages rescued Wednesday from leftist rebels in Colombia.
BOGOTA, June 22 (UPI) -- Leftist rebels in Colombia have released a video showing a politician held in captivity as proof he is still alive, El Tiempo newspaper reported Sunday.
BOGOTA, June 10 (UPI) -- Colombian defense officials Monday praised the call by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for Colombian rebels to end their fight against the government.
QUITO, Ecuador, May 27 (UPI) -- Ecuador has captured a known member of Colombia's second-largest leftist rebel group, Ecuadorian police officials said.
BOGOTA, May 24 (UPI) -- Colombian officials were attempting to confirm leftist rebel leader Manuel Marulanda died two months ago, a Cabinet minister said Saturday.
BOGOTA, May 19 (UPI) -- A battle-hardened, top female commander for the tenacious leftist Colombian rebel organization known as FARC has surrendered, authorities say.
