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Colombian army spots US hostages NEWS.com.au - 822 days ago
COLOMBIA'S army has located three US nationals in the hands of Marxist FARC rebels, but has not attempted a rescue, Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said today.

Free hostages, Chavez tells FARC NEWS.com.au - 823 days ago
VENEZUELA'S President Hugo Chavez urged the new leader of the Marxist FARC insurgency in Colombia today to free all its hostages unconditionally, in unusually tough words for Latin America's oldest rebel force.

City plants roof gardens to fight smog NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
MEXICO City, one of the world's most polluted capitals, is planting rooftop gardens on public buildings as part of a program to combat global warming.

Brazil to protect more of Amazon NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, under pressure over his stewardship of the Amazon rainforest, has unveiled plans to create three protected reserves covering an area the size of the US state of Vermont.

9/11 accused 'ready to be martyrs' NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
THREE of five alleged plotters in the September 11, 2001 attacks demanded today to be sentenced to death at a US military hearing, saying they had long sought martyrdom.

9/11 accused chants in court NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
THE accused al-Qaeda mastermind of the September 11 attacks stood in a US military court today, sang a chant of praise to Allah and said he would welcome the death penalty.

Gay soldier AWOL - or victimised NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
A BRAZILIAN soldier who publicly flaunted his homosexuality has been detained by military police after his dramatic arrest on live television, according to reports.

Hearing begins for 9/11 accused NEWS.com.au - 826 days ago
FIVE men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks have appeared in public for the first time in years at the start of a US military hearing at the Guantanamo Bay base.

Rabbi accused of torturing children NEWS.com.au - 827 days ago
BRAZILIAN police and Interpol have arrested a fugitive rabbi wanted in his native Israel on charges of torturing children in exorcism rites.

Merchant ships collide NEWS.com.au - 827 days ago
MERCHANT ships from Greece and Malta collided off the coast of Uruguay, dumping fuel oil from one of the vessels, Uruguay's Navy said today.