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Rescued hostage Betancourt arrives home in France (CNN.com)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:47:32 GMT
Rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt has arrived back home in France, two days after a daring rescue mission freed her from six years of captivity in the jungles of South America.

Freed hostage Betancourt gets hero's welcome in France (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:18:29 GMT
Freed Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt said Friday she owed her life to France as President Nicolas Sarkozy gave her a hero's welcome to Paris, turning the page on her six-year hostage ordeal.

Freed hostage gets hero's welcome in France (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:06:56 GMT
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome Friday after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle.

France hands over ancient looted pottery to Italy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:21:47 GMT
Italy's Culture Ministry says France has handed over 50 pieces of pottery dating back to as far as the fourth century B.C. that were looted from southern Italy.

Freed hostage Betancourt to return to France today (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:24:19 GMT
Freed from captivity and humiliation in the jungles of Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt returns to her beloved France and a hero's welcome Friday in the gilded halls of the presidential palace.

Rescued hostage Betancourt to arrive in France (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:03:14 GMT
Ingrid Betancourt, freed from captivity and humiliation in the jungles of Colombia, returns home to a hero's welcome Friday in the gilded halls of France's presidential palace.

France to greet freed hostage with warm welcome (USA Today)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:10:04 GMT
Ingrid Betancourt, freed from captivity and humiliation in the jungles of Colombia, returns to her beloved France and a hero's welcome Friday in the gilded halls of the presidential palace.

Sastre confident he can triumph in Tour de France (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:59:57 GMT
Team CSC have probably the most impressive team on paper at the start of the Tour de France and possibly the least glamorous leader in Carlos Sastre.

After tearful family reunion, Betancourt heads to France (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:58:01 GMT
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt left Bogota bound for France and a meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy one day after her jungle rescue from six years in rebel captivity.

A star anchorman in France is saying farewell (International Herald Tribune)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:14:41 GMT
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, anchor of the nightly news on TF1, France's most-watched channel, is departing.

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