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  • February 2008
    • FARC Hostage Near Death in Jungle

      FARC Hostage Near Death in Jungle

      (Newser) - A high-profile hostage still held by Colombian rebels is near death because of mistreatment and a lack of medicine, a former fellow captive said today. Ingrid Betancourt, seized by FARC rebels six years ago while campaigning for the presidency, is sick with hepatitis and liver problems, says Luis Eladio Perez, one of four hostages released yesterday. "It breaks my heart to have left her behind," he said. More »

  • January 2008
  • December 2007
    • Dad, Daughter Die in Panama Plane Crash

      Dad, Daughter Die in Panama Plane Crash

      (Newser) - Searchers in Panama tonight found the bodies of a California businessman and his 13-year-old daughter two days after their plane disappeared in the mountains, the AP reports. Another girl, a 12-year-old friend of the family, survived the crash and was hospitalized, but the extent of her injuries was not known. The Panamanian pilot was killed. More »

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