http://www.newstin.com/us/BERNARD_KOUCHNER Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66373106 BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:08:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66373106 2008-07-04T00:08:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66276695 The children of rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt are embracing their mother for the first time in six years.Betancourt raced to the stairway as the French government plane arrived in Bogota Thursday morning, then threw her... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66276695 2008-07-03T13:46:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66368254 Published Date: 04 July 2008 By Jeremy McDermott in Medellin COLOMBIA'S most famous hostage was reunited with her children yesterday, their first meeting in almost six-and-a-half years. As a French jet landed at Bogota's... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66368254 2008-07-03T23:36:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66333274 Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66333274 2008-07-03T18:01:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66226608 Paris (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has a terrible sense of timing. He was elected last year, full of bold promises for sweeping reform of France's bloated pensions and public service and its clogged... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:52:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66226608 2008-07-03T09:52:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66171631 Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected an African Union decision to keep South Africa's president alone in charge of efforts to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis. Speaking to reporters at his home in... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:06:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66171631 2008-07-03T01:06:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66220044 France is a captive to its ties with SyriaBy Michael YoungDaily Star staffThursday, July 03, 2008From an article in Al-Hayat last Monday, citing a European diplomatic source, we learn that France asked Syria to intervene in the... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:56:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66220044 2008-07-03T06:56:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66219045 By Kimberly Hiss Staff Writer, The Prague Post July 2nd, 2008 issue As France assumed the European Union presidency July 1, senior French officials increased pressure on the Czech Republic to proceed with its ratification of... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:15:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66219045 2008-07-03T09:15:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66181423 From an article in Al-Hayat last Monday, citing a European diplomatic source, we learn that France asked Syria to intervene in the recent fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli to calm the tension between the Alawite... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:25:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66181423 2008-07-03T05:25:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66163712 CARTAGENA, Colombia _ Three American defense contractors held since 2003 by narco-guerillas in steamy jungle captivity were choppered to freedom here, it was announced Wednesday, in a daring rescue operation that resembled a... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66163712 2008-07-03T02:00:02Z