MADRID, July 20, 2008 (AFP) - Mossad, the Israeli secret service, was involved in the operation to free hostage Ingrid Betancourt from Colombian rebels, a Spanish newspaper claimed Sunday, saying that the US and French secret services were also involved.

PARIS, July 20, 2008 (AFP) - Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt was set Sunday to stage a concert as part of a worldwide day of rallies calling for the release of hundreds of captives still held by rebels in the Colombian jungle.

The concert was due to kick off early afternoon with some 30 different artists performing in a square across the river from the Eiffel Tower.

LOURDES, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - Franco-Colombian former hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Saturday said prayers at the shrine of Lourdes following her rescue from six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle.

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, the Franco-Colombian politician rescued after more than six years in the hands of Marxist rebels, said she does not plan to return to Colombia for now.

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Ingrid Betancourt, who was seized by Colombian rebels while running for president more than six years ago and only freed last week, said late Wednesday that politics are not her priority in the immediate future.

BOGOTA, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Colombian politician and former hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed in an interview broadcast here late Tuesday not to cut her hair until the FARC rebels in Colombia's jungle free all her fellow captives.

PARIS, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt received tributes and a standing ovation Tuesday from the French Senate, nearly a week after she was rescued from six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle.

PARIS, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is to address the French parliament this week, nearly a week after her rescue from Colombian rebels who held her hostage more than six years, officials said Monday.

BOGOTA, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - Newly freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt faced Monday new appeals that she run for president of her country, while others called for her to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

BOGOTA, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Newly-freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Sunday was feted as a heroine in her homeland and across Latin America, amid talk of a new run for her country's presidency and calls that she be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.