Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
BRUSSELS: The former hostage, Ingrid Betancourt, made an emotional appeal to E.U. lawmakers on Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups. She said ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt made an emotional appeal to EU lawmakers Wednesday to work for the release of other captives, saying nations must drop long-held taboos against talking with terror groups. She said isolating such groups made no sense anymore...
Charles Bremner (Free subscription) | yesterday
... for literature. There was even an outside chance that this week could have produced a hat trick. Ingrid Betancourt, the Franco-Colombian former hostage, was thought to have been in the running for the peace prize and had even tempted fate by reserving a hotel room for a victory news conference. . One of the first conclusions is that Le Clézio, 68, was well qualified for a Nobel. His...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
... winners.Other popular contenders included:Zimbabwe's former opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician and anti-corruption activist rescued this year after being held for six years by Marxist FARC rebels. The Cluster Munitions Coalition. The African Union, for restoring peace in Kenya after election-sparked riots. But Ahtisaari has been...
CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 11 a.m. (0900 GMT).Other possible winners include Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai; Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician and anti-corruption activist rescued from six years captivity by Marxist FARC rebels; the Cluster Munitions Coalition; and the African Union, for restoring peace in Kenya after election-sparked riots.Speculation is leaning heavily toward...
OpenMarket (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Senator John McCain visited Cartagena, Colombia, last July, the same day the renowned hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who was being held by leftist FARC rebels, was freed by the military. Obama’s fans are certainly not in Latin America, but in Paris, where his image is fashionable . Whoever wins the presidency should include this agriculture- and energy-rich region in Washington’s agenda....
France24 (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... Vietnamese Buddhist monk and democracy activist Thich Quang Do, former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt and Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. Last year, the award went to former US vice president Al Gore and the UN climate change panel. For the Literature Prize, to be announced on October 9, a string of names reappear each year as potential laureates. But French novelist Jean-Marie...
