Freed Colombia hostage sees son
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Released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas returns to Bogota and visits the son she has not seen for three years.
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Colombia's hardline government said Friday it is willing to meet with members of the country's main leftist rebel group in an unprecedented offer aimed at freeing dozens of rebel-held hostages, including three Americans.
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Two hostages freed by Colombian rebels arrive in Venezuela, bringing an end to years of captivity.
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SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages held for years in Colombia's jungle in a Venezuelan-brokered deal on Thursday, raising hopes for dozens of other captives languishing in secret camps.
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A Colombian child born captive in a leftist rebel camp and whose release was promised last week has in fact been living in foster care since 2005, the attorney general said on Friday, citing DNA test results.
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His father was a senior member of al-Qaida in Iraq. His mother promised him they would meet again in paradise.
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SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.
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A freed hostage tells of bandits, betrayal, and men in black hoods
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Colombian guerrillas could soon release a lawmaker held hostage for six years in jungle camps, his wife said on Wednesday after speaking with a local congresswoman who has negotiated with the rebels.
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Kidnappers have released a 7-year-old Lebanese boy after a week they grabbed him as he was walking home from school in Iraq, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry said Friday. It was not immediately clear if a ransom was paid.
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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 released Tuesday.
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Clara Gonzalez de Rojas said Monday she is ready to travel to meet her daughter and grandson whenever leftist rebels free them after years in captivity in the Colombian jungles.
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Reviving hopes for an exchange of jailed rebels for kidnapping victims, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said his government is prepared to meet with the country&#39;s main guerrilla group about a swap, but said he wants some kidnap
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 5 -- President ÃÂlvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that has the support of Colombia's European allies.
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Clara de Rojas, mother and grandmother to two rebel-held hostages set for release after years of Colombian jungle captivity, hopes to be reunited with them for Christmas.
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston was reunited with his family Saturday after four months as a hostage in the Gaza Strip and said one of the hardest parts about his ordeal was imagining his parents' anguish.
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A Colombian guerrilla released from prison to help broker a deal to free rebel hostages could play a role in verifying troops have been pulled back from any safe haven set up for talks, guerrilla commanders said.