The Colombian military has released a dramatic video of the mission to release Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician, and 14 others from Farc rebels.
US denies ransom payout for hostage release: ambassador
July 5, 2008
BOGOTA (AFP) — The United States government paid nothing for the release
this week of 15 hostages held by leftist guerrillas in the [...]

05 Jul 2008

 
Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia

 The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) fighters have forced a group of recently-arrived Ethiopian soldiers into a retreat from Somalia.
 A PressTv correspondent reported that the fighters slaughtered 33 of the soldiers and destroyed three of their military vehicles after the troops crossed the common border to join the [...]