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Colombian rebels want French negotiating help
Colombia's FARC rebels are asking France's new Socialist president for help in facilitating talks with their country's government, according to a French journalist freed from captivity in the Colombian jungles.Romeo Langlois arrived in Paris on Friday to be reunited with his family and will meet with French President Francois Hollande. The 35-year-old had been held by leftist rebels for a month and

Sabanayakan elected unopposed as CSJC president
S. Sabanayakan of The Hindu was Thursday re-elected unopposed as president of the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club for 2012-13 at its annual general meeting here.

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UNESCO chief condemns killing of Somali journo
New York, May 31 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom Wednesday condemned the murder of a Somali journalist and called on local authorities to ensure that those responsible for crimes against media professionals are punished for their deeds.

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Reporter criticizes FARC for release as propaganda

A French journalist freed by leftist rebels Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration and lamented that Colombia's war is an "invisible conflict" where

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Rebel commander: reporter's release running late

A top Colombian rebel commander has appeared in the southern hamlet where French journalist Romeo Langlois is due to be released and says the operation is running late.

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Colombian rebels release video of French reporter

The Venezuelan TV network Telesur broadcast Monday the first video images of a French journalist captured a month ago by Colombian rebels, who say they plan to release him on Wednesday.

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