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Colombian author and former hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

Ingrid Betancourt was held hostage by Colombia’s rebels for six years. Now she thinks peace could be near.

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She was abducted while running for president in Colombia. Now Ingrid Betancourt sees an end to five decades of war in her country.

A Syrian girl waves an opposition flag during an anti-government protest inside a 2nd century Roman amphitheater in the historic Syrian southern town of Bosra al-Sham, in Deraa, Syria.

US sees glimmer of hope in Syria peace talks after progress with Russia

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General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks

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Civilians stand along a street in Homs. Washington called on the Syrian government on Monday to allow aid convoys into Homs, where "people are starving", and said that all civilians must be allowed to leave the besieged area freely.

Why some residents of the besieged Syrian city of Homs are staying put

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