By John Lichfield After more than six years held captive by Colombian guerrillas, Ingrid Betancourt is free - thanks to a remarkable rescue operation. Rescue in the jungle She bounded down the stairs of the military aircraft, grinning like a teenager returning from a foreign holiday.

By Frank Bajak Associated Press VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia -- Not long after two top commanders of Latin America's last major rebel army were killed -- one in a raid, the other by a turncoat bodyguard -- Diego Canizares decided to call it quits.

By Toby Muse Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia -- Most Colombians can't remember a time when the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were not a major force to be reckoned with.

CARACAS _ The longtime leader of Colombia's FARC guerrillas is dead, a rebel leader confirmed Sunday, plunging Latin America's oldest and most powerful insurgency into an uncertain future at a time when a government offensive already had the Marxist group on the run.

By Tyler Bridges and Gerardo Reyes, The Miami Herald May 23--CARACAS -- The computer files found with slain FARC leader Raul Reyes continued to reverberate in Colombia on Thursday with the announcement by prosecutors that they will investigate whether 12 people -- including three Colombian lawmakers and a retired American consultant -- had unauthorized contacts with the guerrilla group.