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12/31/2007 : Chavez: Rebels say military ops preventing hostage handover
President Hugo Chavez said he received a message from Colombian rebels Monday saying Colombia's military operations are preventing them from freeing three hostages.
12/31/2007 : Chavez' hostage rescue mission in Colombia nearing collapse
A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia's vast jungles was tottering on the edge of collapse Monday, with guerrillas still not revealing where they'll free the hostages.
12/31/2007 : Colombian hostage hand-over delayed
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is helping coordinate the mission, late on Sunday called on the FARC to cooperate.
12/31/2007 : Colombia hostage release on hold: Venezuelan envoy
The release of three hostages held by Marxist rebels in Colombia has been delayed, the Venezuelan envoy coordinating the handover said Sunday.
12/29/2007 : Colombian Rebels' 3 Hostages Won't Be Freed Today
Three hostages held by Colombia's biggest rebel group won't be freed today, RCN Television reported, citing Red Cross officials.
12/28/2007 : Colombian hostage release won't take place Friday: Red Cross
The release of hostages held by Marxist guerrillas in Colombia will not take place on Friday due to security concerns, a Red Cross official said.
12/28/2007 : Colombia hostage rescue to start Friday: Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to send aircraft into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages from Marxist rebels and score a diplomatic victory after recent setbacks for his socialist revolution.
12/28/2007 : Venezuela Expects to Deliver Colombian Hostages by Year's End
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will probably receive a group of hostages from Colombia's biggest guerrilla group before the year ends, Venezuela's Deputy Foreign Minister Rodolfo Sanz said.
12/27/2007 : Chavez: Venezuela to Pick Up Hostages
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prepared to send planes and helicopters into neighboring Colombia to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels. The hostages' release would be the most important in the Colombian conflict since 2001, when the FARC freed some 300 soldiers and police officers it had captured and held.
12/26/2007 : Colombia accepts Venezuela plan for hostage release
Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to pick up three hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
12/26/2007 : Chavez Says He's Ready to Receive Colombia Hostages in `Hours'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he has already reached an agreement over the release of some hostages with Colombia's largest guerrilla army.
12/26/2007 : Chavez to speak on expected Colombian hostage release
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to speak Wednesday about the eagerly anticipated release of three hostages held by Colombian Marxist rebels as the families anxiously wait for news.
12/25/2007 : Colombia's Ingrid Betancourt turns 46, her 6th birthday as a hostage
Betancourt's husband, Juan Carlos Lecompte, spent much of the last week throwing about 22,000 leaflets from a small plane over the jungles of southeastern Colombia, one of the zones Betancourt is thought to be.
12/24/2007 : Hostage families in emotional vigil awaiting release
Families of dozens of hostages held by Colombia's FARC rebel army held an emotional vigil Sunday as anxieties grew over the expected pre-Christmas release of some of the prisoners into Venezuelan hands.
12/24/2007 : American interest lags for hostages
The fate of three American hostages deep in the Colombian jungle has captivated public attention around the globe - yet not in their own country.
12/23/2007 : Colombian military ops could stall hostage release: legislator
"There are a lot of operations in the country (Colombia), they are not going to suspend them and it could cause a delay," Senator Piedad Cordoba said at Caracas' airport.
12/22/2007 : Chavez: Receiving Hostages 'Delicate'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he has plans in place to receive hostages released by Colombian rebels, but predicted that groups within and close to Colombia's government will try to interfere.
12/21/2007 : Venezuela Readies to Receive Hostages
President Hugo Chavez's government has soldiers and police ready to receive hostages that Colombian rebels have promised to free, an official said Thursday.
12/20/2007 : Hostages: Farc seek Uribe’s resignation
As the three hostages detained by Farc are on their way to freedom, the Marxist Colombian guerrillas asked on Wednesday that the President of Colombia resign in order to guarantee the release of other hostages held in rebel camps. Farc are returning to their hard line and the prospect of freedom for the other hostages including Ingrid Betancourt recedes all the more.
12/20/2007 : Uribe under pressure after Farc decision to release hostages
In giving Hugo Chavez all the credit for the forthcoming release of three hostages, among them Ingrid Betancourt’s colleague, Clara Rojas and her 3 year old son, Farc are putting pressure on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, whose latest proposals they have rejected.
12/19/2007 : Farc rebels 'to release hostages'
The Colombian rebel group, Farc, is set to release at least three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuba's official news agency has said.
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