Argentina's former President has arrived in Caracas to help the international mission to ensure the safe handover of three Colombian hostages. MOREINFO: The plan to help free the hostages is being orchestrated by the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who has been in direct communication with Manuel Marulanda, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The hostages' family members left Colombia for Venezuela with high hopes of seeing their loved ones sometime in the next few days. SCRIPT: The delight was clear as the families of three hostages set off from Colombia for Venezuela with high hopes of seeing their loved ones. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) MARIA FERNANDA PERDOMO, DAUGHTER OF CONSUELO GONZALES DE PERDOMO HOSTAGE THAT COULD BE FREED BY THE FARC SAYING: "It is incredible, this is a dream came true. I can't wait to tell her I love her and hug her again and thank her for being strong." Maria Fernanda Perdomo's mother is one of three...
Members of Britain's cabinet held urgent talks on Tuesday (October 7) over a possible multi-billion pound injection of public money into the banking sector over the coming days as the global...
WELCOME TO SOUTH ASIA NEWS LINE. I AM RANGABASHIAM WITH THE DAY’S NEWS….. THE TOP STORIES AT THIS HOUR… HEADLINES 1. INDIA WELCOMES ZARDARI’S STATEMENT ON TERRORISTS IN KASHMIR 2....
Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday (October 7), clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his...
Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential candidate, saying (English): "Tonight I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen, a proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen...
A Sri Lankan suicide bomb killed 26 people at an ancient tourist town of Anuradhapura on Monday. The deceased included a popular retired army general, Major-General Janaka Perera. Parera was also...
Support for the Conservatives plunged in the days following the leaders' debates amid worries about Harper's approach to the economy, a pollster suggests.
With less than a month until election day and most national polls trending Barack Obama's way, John McCain is hoping that Tuesday night's presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee shakes up the...
These Magellan penguins are being prepared to head back into the wild after they were washed up on the beaches of north-eastern Brazil. Hundreds of the birds have been stranded since June. Many...
Russia faced increased diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday (August 28), as Russia and Georgia traded harsh words during an open United Nations Security Council...