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  • Abducted Colombian Politician Killed 23 Dec 2009 05:34 GMT
    ... the the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The body of Gov. Luis ... 2002 as she raced to town where government-rebel peace talks were falling apart. That was ...

  • Kidnapped Colombian politician found dead 23 Dec 2009 09:13 GMT
    ... 23 (IANS/EFE) The governor of the southern Colombian province of Caqueta, Luis Francisco Cuellar, was ... Sebastopol, a rural area near Florencia, provincial government secretary Edilberto Ramon Endo told RCN radio. ... to coordinate the search for the kidnapped politician. Media accounts said the armed forces chief, ...

  • Kidnapped Colombian politician found ... 23 Dec 2009 10:13 GMT
    ... December 23: The governor of the southern Colombian province of Caqueta, Luis Francisco Cuellar, was ... Sebastopol, a rural area near Florencia, provincial government secretary Edilberto Ramon Endo told RCN radio. ... to coordinate the search for the kidnapped politician. Media accounts said the armed forces chief, ...

  • Colombian murder raises security doubts 24 Dec 2009 08:16 GMT
    ... The murder of a Colombian governor by suspected Marxist rebels drew international ... raised doubts about the success of the government's U.S.-backed security campaign. In the biggest political kidnapping since President Alvaro Uribe came to ...

  • Colombia's troops hunt for kidnapped governor 22 Dec 2009 18:06 GMT
    ... BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops on Tuesday searched for a local ... of Colombia's long conflict, when lawmakers and politicians were easy prey for rebel kidnap squads. ... rebels leverage in any talks with the government. The kidnapping came just as the guerrilla ...

  • Iran troops still on Iraqi soil: Iraqi politician 22 Dec 2009 05:12 GMT
    ... Iran troops still on Iraqi soil: Iraqi politician Chavez alleges incursion by US spy plane ... States of launching a spy plane from Colombia that violated his country's airspace, and vowed ... to "prepare for war" and Colombia's defense minister announced Friday it would build a new ...

  • Kidnapped Colombia governor has been killed - official 23 Dec 2009 01:12 GMT
    ... A Colombian governor kidnapped by FARC rebels was killed ... scoured the remote jungle to rescue the politician, whose kidnap was a reminder of the ... Patricia Vega, told local radio that the government had confirmed Cuellar's body was found near ...

  • Kidnapped Colombian governor is killed 23 Dec 2009 01:12 GMT
    ... BOGOTA (Reuters) – A Colombian governor kidnapped by rebels was killed shortly ... scoured the remote jungle to rescue the politician, whose kidnap was a reminder of the ... squads. , told local radio that the government had confirmed Cuellar's body was found near ...

  • Abducted Colombian governor found dead in less than 24 hours 23 Dec 2009 13:43 GMT
    ... the the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The body of Gov. Luis ... 2002 as she raced to town where government-rebel peace talks were falling apart. That was ...

  • Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor 23 Dec 2009 02:31 GMT
    ... 22, 2009; 8:59 PM BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia said on Tuesday FARC guerrillas slit a ... worst rebel strikes during President Alvaro Uribe's government. The kidnapping of Luis Cuellar, the Caqueta ... over three American contractors and a French-Colombian politician who were the rebel group's most important ...

  • Abducted Colombian state governor found dead 23 Dec 2009 03:22 GMT
    ... In this photo released by Colombia's Presidential Press Office, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe ... the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The body of Gov. Luis ... 2002 as she raced to town where government-rebel peace talks were falling apart. That was ...

  • Colombian Governor Found with Throat Slit 23 Dec 2009 05:20 GMT
    ... The governor of a southern Colombian state was found dead Tuesday, his throat ... the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The body of Gov. Luis ... 2002 as she raced to town where government-rebel peace talks were falling apart. That was ...

  • Abducted Colombian state governor found dead 23 Dec 2009 00:12 GMT
    ... 7:25 AM The governor of a southern Colombian state was found dead Tuesday less than ... the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The governor of a southern ... say more pending news conferences by senior government officials. Cuellar's death was confirmed hours after ...

  • Colombian State Governor Found Dead Day After Being Kidnapped 23 Dec 2009 01:51 GMT
    ... Colombian State Governor Found Dead Day After Being ... the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002. The body of Gov. Luis ... say more pending news conferences by senior government officials. Cuellar's death was confirmed hours after ...

  • Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor 23 Dec 2009 03:52 GMT
    ... worst rebel strikes during President Alvaro Uribe's government. The kidnapping of Luis Cuellar, the Caqueta ... U.S.-backed offensive. 's house in a southern Colombian city late on Monday, killed a police ... over three American contractors and a French-Colombian politician who were the rebel group's most important ...


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