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World News IN BRIEF *ROME The freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged Pope Benedictn XVI yesterday and told him she was overcome with emotion when she heard him appeal for her freedom in a radio broadcast during her seven years of captivity in the Colombian jungle.

By LIBARDO CARDONA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOT, Colombia Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French- Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio broadcast Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps.

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt checked into a Paris hospital for medical tests Saturday after being freed in a daring jungle rescue.

By Jenny Barchfield Associated Press PARIS -- Arriving to a hero's welcome in France, Ingrid Betancourt said Friday that she cried a lot during her six years as a prisoner in the Colombian jungle.