Journalist missing after Colombia attack

SYDNEY, Australia — Authorities were conducting an air and marine search Thursday off Australia’s east coast for two cruise passengers who were believed to have fallen overboard the night before. The couple from New South Wales were discovered missing Thursday morning after the Carnival Spirit docked at Sydney’s Circular Quay, at the end of a 10-day journey, said New South Wales state Police Superintendent Mark Hutchings.

A strange thing happened when Christopher DeLara filed for disability benefits after his tour in Iraq: The U.S. Army said it had no records showing he had ever been overseas. DeLara had searing memories of his combat experiences. A friend bled to death before his eyes. He saw an insurgent shoot his commander in the head.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s military chief says the country’s second-largest rebel band has kidnapped five gold mining workers in a northern province. They include a Canadian, two Peruvians and two Colombians. Gen. Alejandro Navas tells The Associated Press that the five were seized Friday morning by two dozen rebels of the leftist National Liberation Army in the Bolivar state municipality of Norosi.

Colombia's largest rebel group said it plans to release French journalist Romeo Langlois some two weeks after taking him "as a prisoner of war."

FARC rebels in Colombia say they will release French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement posted on a website linked to the armed leftist insurgent group.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian police say the country's main leftist rebel group has freed four Chinese oil workers it kidnapped more than a year ago....

Colombia's main leftist rebel group shot and killed four hostages, the country's defense minister said Saturday.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Authorities in Colombia say gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese citizens who work for a British energy company. Officials are blaming the incident on the FARC rebel group....