Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage freed in Colombia this week, checks into a French hospital for medical...
The video of FARC rebels benignly handing over the 15 hostages to disguised Colombian commandos was released to counter questions about the military's dramatic and bloodless coup, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said.
PARIS (AFP) -...
After six years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle, the former Colombian presidential candidate and French citizen flew back to her beloved France to be embraced Friday as an icon by the country that raised her.
A hero's welcome - led by...
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Freed hostage arrived in France today, two days after being rescued from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who had kept her captive in the Colombian jungle for more than six years.
Standing alongside President Nicolas Sarkozy at...
First off, let me say that my hat’s off to the Colombian military, which pulled off one of the best bait and switch schemes to rescue 15 hostages long held by FARC that anyone could imagine.
Pretending to be FARC allies who wanted to move the...
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