11.   A small airplane crashed into the jungles of southern Colombia, killing two U.S. pilots who were in the country to help eradicate drug crops, officials said Tuesday.

12.   An aid worker in a U.S.-funded program to eradicate drug crops in Colombia is kidnapped by guerrillas, accused of spying for the military, and executed.

13.   Authorities accused the FARC rebels of provoking protests by thousands of coca farmers against efforts to eradicate the crop.

14.   Coca farmers opposed to a government plan to eradicate their crops on Friday ended their seizure of an oil pumping plant and agreed to meet with government officials.

15.   Eradicating the crop now would cause immediate hardship for tens of thousands of Afghan farmers and harvest laborers.

16.   It was the latest attack sparked by the government programme aimed at eradicating coca crops.

17.   Like programs in Bolivia and Peru, the Colombian plan offers incentives for communities voluntarily to eradicate coca crops.

18.   Menchu also criticized U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate crops used to make cocaine.

19.   Similar concerns emerged when Colombia launched Plan Colombia, a U.S.-backed offensive to eradicate coca crops in rebel-held areas.

20.   The government, whose authority is weak in many regions, has yet to disclose details such as what equipment and personnel would be used to eradicate the crops.