The three Americans rescued Wednesday after more than five years in captivity in the jungles of Colombia appear to be in good health, doctors said Thursday.
The White House said Thursday that neither it nor the State Department gave Sen. John McCain advance word of a rescue mission in Colombia while he was in the country.
The guerrillas of FARC reveal that their founder, a character straight out of a Garcia Marquez novel, has died. Will his fearsome rebellion perish with him?
Fourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking charges
The Colombian government sent 14 suspected paramilitary leaders to the United States on drug charges Tuesday after authorities said they violated a 2003 deal with the government.
Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said
The three Americans rescued Wednesday after more than five years in captivity in the jungles of Colombia appear to be in good health, doctors said Thursday.
The White House said Thursday that neither it nor the State Department gave Sen. John McCain advance word of a rescue mission in Colombia while he was in the country.
The guerrillas of FARC reveal that their founder, a character straight out of a Garcia Marquez novel, has died. Will his fearsome rebellion perish with him?
Fourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking charges
The Colombian government sent 14 suspected paramilitary leaders to the United States on drug charges Tuesday after authorities said they violated a 2003 deal with the government.
Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has agreed to re-engage Colombian rebels in an effort to win the release of three Americans who have been hostages in Colombia since 2003, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is trying to navigate a crisis: how to operate a government in which 30 Colombian congressmen have been formally sought by prosecutors for alleged ties to right-wing paramilitary groups.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's second cousin, ex-Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, was arrested Tuesday after Costa Rica denied his request for asylum, a witness said.
On the border between Ecuador and Colombia, FARC rebels -- and the government forces chasing them -- have created the continent's most serious security crisis
A humanitarian mission to help hostages held by Colombian rebels began as a hostage's son said his mother needs a blood transfusion, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Wednesday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday.
The Venezuelan government on Sunday announced it is re-establishing normal diplomatic ties with Colombia after the two South American countries resolved their differences over Colombia's recent cross-border attack on rebels in Ecuador.
The presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador have signed a declaration to end a crisis sparked when Colombian troops killed a rebel leader and 21 others inside Ecuadoran territory.
As South American officials tried to ease tensions sparked by Colombia's killing of a rebel leader inside Ecuador, the Colombian army announced the death of another top militant Friday.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday that he will seek Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's denunciation in court for financing a terrorist group.
Castigated for losing track of their own prisoners, leftist rebels release two long-held women politicians -- which could be a boost for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
Venezuela's President tried to shore up his standing by aiding the release of hostages in Colombia. But his words don't carry as much weight with radicals next door
A mission to free three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia stalled Monday, with the rebels and Colombian authorities trading blame for the delay.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed Saturday that he plans to witness the release of three hostages held for years by the Colombian left-wing guerrilla group FARC.
Three captives held for years by Colombian rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's 3-year-old son, according to a statement.
President Hugo Chavez on Friday wrapped up his campaign to push through broad constitutional changes with a broadside attack against adversaries at home and abroad -- including a threat to cut off oil exports to the United States.
A Colombian rebel group holding hostages had agreed to release some of them by the end of the year, but Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has derailed those plans, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told reporters Saturday.
An alleged drug kingpin was captured in his underwear Monday, hiding in a bush outside a house in western Colombia, government officials said in Bogota.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will negotiate on behalf of the Colombian government with leftist rebels holding dozens of hostages, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Friday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez entered Colombia's bitter hostage standoff Friday, seeking to broker a deal between the government and leftist guerrillas to free hostages, including politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. defense contractors.
The United States has asked Colombia to extradite a former paramilitary boss after he violated a peace deal by organizing cocaine shipments from his jail cell, the government said Monday.
Nine people, including four children, were shot and killed at a farm in southern Colombia where the owner had been threatened by guerrillas over extortion payments, police said.
Colombia's government offered to extradite a jailed paramilitary chief to the United States on Friday after kicking him out of a peace accord for organizing drug trafficking from his prison cell.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will meet with his Colombian counterpart this month in an offer to help mediate a prisoner-hostage exchange with Colombia's largest rebel group, a Colombian senator said Friday.
Colombia has begun releasing prisoners from its largest Marxist rebel group, beginning with its "foreign minister," Rodrigo Granda, in hopes of getting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to reciprocate, authorities said Wednesday.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe won a solid re-election victory Sunday, claiming more than 60 percent of the vote in a field of seven, election officials reported.
One of Colombia's most notorious suspected drug traffickers who allegedly masterminded the smuggling of tons of cocaine into the United States may never see the inside of a U.S. prison, much less a courtroom.
Leftist rebels have killed 17 Colombian soldiers, including an army officer, during a firefight in the northern province of Uraba, the nation's top military commander said.
President Bush heaped praise Monday on Colombia's government for battling drug gangs and corruption and said he will ask Congress to renew a U.S. aid package next year.
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