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Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt will get her wish to meet with Pope Benedict XVI when they hold private talks next week at the papal summer residence. The meeting Sept. 1 will take place in Castel Gandolfo, a town near...
When would-be president Ingrid Betancourt was rescued last month, Colombia's Marxist guerrillas lost their most treasured hostage. But morale in the jungle was already low, with hunger, executions and forced abortions...
By Anne Penketh Finally the Red Cross has spoken out about the "deliberate misuse" of its emblem by the Colombian soldiers who rescued Ingrid Betancourt. The long silence of the International Committee of the Red Cross since...
Blogs not only provide direct access to commissioners - they also reveal a more personal side to the EU’s top officials. Margot Wallström was moved to tears by the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt from the Colombian jungle. When...
