BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a hostage for six years by the country's largest guerrilla group, said on Tuesday that she will be running for her ...

Italian actress Caterina Murino will play the former Colombian presidential candidate in the English-language film "In Search of Ingrid." By Alex Ben Block In the race to bring the story of former ...

As a candidate for the Colombian presidency in 2002, she was brave—or foolish—enough to campaign near the jungle stronghold of rebel paramilitaries. That’s when Ingrid Betancourt was taken hostage and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia – BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The estranged second husband of Ingrid Betancourt has filed court papers seeking half her fortune just as the world's most celebrated ex-hostage launches a ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Part II begins with Betancourt describing how she and the other hostages came to understand they had been rescued. AMY GOODMAN: Ingrid ...

The husband of hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed Wednesday to visit jungle villages to hunt for clues to her situation following the failure of a French-led effort to aid her. Subscribe to read this ...

The story of Colombian kidnapping victim Ingrid Betancourt is heading to a theater near you. Italian actress Caterina Murino will be playing the lead, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday.

Ingrid Betancourt’s candidacy comes at a critical time, when Colombians are fed up with the political establishment and the future of the peace agreement is at stake. By Julie Turkewitz Betancourt’s ...

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Within hours of political hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s rescue on July 2, the publishing industry was already buzzing about a major book deal for her. But one of Betancourt’s many surprises upon her ...