Bogota - France anonymously paid ransom money for the release of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt to the FARC rebels five years ago, according to Colombia media reports.
Washington - One of the US hostages rescued last week after five years as a captive of Colombia's FARC guerillas predicted Monday that the militant group was nearing its end.
Oslo - In development separate from the spectacular freeing of 15 hostages from leftist rebels in Colombia on Wednesday, Norway said Thursday that a Norwegian hostage had also been freed.
Madrid - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has called Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to thank Spain for its constant support in Colombia's fight against the FARC guerrillas, me
Paris - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris on Friday as questions aros
Bogota - With tender strokes and tears, the liberated Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancour
