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GREECE: Parliament approves crucial austerity plan

29/12/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Ingrid Betancourt, author of 'Even Silence Has an End'

Ingrid Betancourt's harrowing memoir "Even Silence Has an End" recounts the six years she spent held prisoner by FARC guerrillas in the Colombian jungle. She talks to Melissa Bell about the difficulty of committing her memories to paper.

03/10/2010 - COLOMBIA

Ingrid Betancourt: 'Even Silence Has an End'

French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, former hostage of the FARC, has published a new book called "Même le silence a une fin" ("Even Silence Has an End") just over two years after her release.

21/09/2010 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Terrorism: has France become the number one target?

Is a terror attack on French soil imminent? French intelligence indicates the country has become the number one target for Al Qaeda’s Maghreb offshoot AQIM. France has image problems: 70% of the population feels the country's image has been tarnished by the controversy surrounding France's treatment of Roma immigrants. And Ingrid Betancourt finally gives her side of the story - the former FARC hostage has released a book on her six and a half years of captivity.

21/09/2010 - International press review

iPhone application tracks West Bank settlements

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tuesday, 21st September 2010: This morning, we first of all looked at articles about France’s high terror alert before turning to Ha’aretz, a left-leaning Israeli daily, which reports on a news iPhone application tracking settlements in the West Bank. Elsewhere, we looked at coverage of Ingrid Betancourt’s memoir, which recounts the six and a half years the French-Colombian politician spent held hostage by FARC rebels.

21/09/2010 - COLOMBIA

Former FARC hostage Betancourt releases book about ordeal

Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt (pictured) has written a book about her six-year ordeal being held in captivity by FARC rebels. "Even Silence Has an End" will be published this week in France, Colombia and the USA.

21/09/2010 - French press review

France Soir says Gare du Nord station in Paris was at risk of terror attack

FRENCH PAPERS, Tuesday, 21st September 2010: Most of France’s papers this morning lead on the high terror alert in the country. France Soir says provides details on last week’s warning by Algeria that a female suicide bomber was at large in Paris. The paper says she may have wished to target Gare du Nord, the train station that links Paris and London. Elsewhere the left-leaning paper Libération wonders if there’s a risk that politicians may be taking advantage of the terror alert.

14/07/2010 - FRANCE

Beleaguered Labour Minister beset by fresh corruption allegations

A month-long political scandal intensified Wednesday amid fresh reports that Eric Woerth insisted that a state-owned facility be sold below market value to an acquaintance.

12/07/2010 - COLOMBIA

Former FARC hostage says request for millions in damages is 'symbolic'

Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by Colombia's FARC rebels for six years, said on Sunday that her request for almost $7 million in compensation from the government was "symbolic". Betancourt and 14 others were freed by the Colombian army in 2008.

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10/07/2010 - COLOMBIA

Former hostage Betancourt sues state over kidnapping

Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian politician who spent six years as a hostage of the Marxist guerilla group FARC, is suing the Colombian state for emotional stress and loss of earnings during her captivity, infuriating the government that freed her.

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07/07/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Mexico: drugs violence domination issue in elections

In the Week in the Americas, Mexico's ruling party takes a hit in regional elections, a result seen as voter discontent with the government's failure to stop the skyrocketing drug violence. As the man considered the main architect of Argentina's Dirty War, Jorge Videla, goes on trial, we meet a woman who was kidnapped as a baby during that troubled era. We finish with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who are pushing for a new type of billionaires' club.