10 die in rebel clash

BOGOTA - At least nine left wing rebels and one soldier died "in heavy fighting in northeast Colombia over the weekend, a regional…

BOGOTA - At least nine left wing rebels and one soldier died "in heavy fighting in northeast Colombia over the weekend, a regional army commander said yesterday. Fighting between troops and the Revolutionary "Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Latin America's oldest and largest guerrilla force, began near the town of Tame in Arauca province shortly before mid day on Saturday and continued yesterday.