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Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt embraces children | FRANK BAJAK | The Associated Press | BOGOTA, Colombia - Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them hel... (photo: AP / Ricardo Mazalan) Philadelphia Daily News Children Colombia Europe France Hostage Photos |
Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy | BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Europe and the U.S. must reconsider their biofuel policies because of rising food prices around the world, aid officials and food policy experts said Thursday. | Speaking at... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Syracuse Belgium Biofuel Brussels Europe Photos Policy |
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Google Street View cars have arrived in the UK | A fleet of Google camera cars arrived this week to create thousands of embarrassing, revealing or run-of-the-mill images of life on British streets for its popular onli... (photo: AP /Paul Sakuma) The Times Britain Camera Google Life Photos |
Brown quizzed by senior MPs - live Minute-by-minute coverage of the PM's appearance before the Commons liaison committee | This one's not for the faint-hearted. is giving evidence to the liaison committee ... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrew Gee) The Guardian Britain Europe Evidence Photos Politics |
Will Ingrid Betancourt's release end Colombia's civil war? | The hostages held by Farc rebels are free at last, and a peace settlement to Latin America's last intractable war may be in sight | The dramatic release of Ingrid Betan... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) The Guardian Colombia Peace Photos S America War |
European Central Bank boost interest rates Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday a quarter p... (photo: AP / Daniel Roland) USA Today Currency Europe Finance Inflation Photos |
Rescued hostage Betancourt to travel to France By IAN JAMES | Associated Press Writer | BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Rescued hostage said she will travel to on Thursday and meet now that she is free after more than six yea... (photo: AP Photo/ / Christian Escobar Mora) Wtop Betancourt France Hostage Photos Travel |
Stock market falls follow oil surge 03.07.08 | Europe's major stock markets were nursing falls of around 1% as oil prices hovering near record levels overshadowed trading. | London's FTSE 100 Index fell 1% ... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) London Evening Standard Europe Market Money Oil Photos |
Betancourt hails 'perfect' rescue "I saw this guerrilla commander, who had so often been cruel to us, on the floor," she said. "But I did not feel happiness. I felt sad." | Armed forces chief Gen Freddy P... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) BBC News Colombia France Hostage Photos S America |
Danes world's happiest; Filipinos 38th | WASHINGTON—Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday. | Zimbabwe, torn by p... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Inquirer Democracy Denmark Filipinos Happiness Photos |
Disney looking to launch European TV channels | BERLIN: The US media and leisure group Disney wants to boost its European presence by launching new televis... (photo: WN) The Times Of India Berlin Disney Group Leisure Photos |