Relief at release of hostages in Ethiopia
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Britain voiced relief Tuesday after the release of five members of a British embassy group held for nearly two weeks by a rebel group in a remote part of Ethiopia.Comment
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The five British embassy hostages who were freed after being held in Ethiopia said Wednesday they were treated well by their kidnappers but voiced concern for Ethiopians who are still missing.
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Three foreign UN workers who were taken hostage last month in Afghanistan have been released unharmed, officials say. A senior Afghan official told the BBC one of the kidnappers had been killed and four others seriously wounded in a military operation.
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A Colombian aid worker and two Afghan colleagues who were abducted in Afghanistan earlier this month were freed, their organisation said.
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A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago are released, it is confirmed.
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Four foreign hostages are freed unharmed in oil-rich southern Nigeria, after several weeks in captivity.
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Two Italian aid workers have been released, three weeks after being kidnapped in Baghdad. Also free are two Iraqis abducted at the same time.
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Embassy hostages kidnapped in Ethiopia released An abandoned vehicle belonging to the group of Europeans who were kidnapped in Ethiopia.Comment
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Two Italian women aid workers held  hostage in Iraq have been released and handed over to the  Italian charge d'affaires in Baghdad, Al Jazeera television  said on Tuesday.
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Two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were released by their captors yesterday amid reports that a $1m (Â£552,000) ransom had been paid to buy their freedom.
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There was widespread rejoicing on Tuesday night in Italy at the release of two Italian female aid workers who had been held hostage in Iraq.
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Five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released and are in good health, British foreign minister Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD: Two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad three weeks ago were released yesterday along with two Iraqi colleagues, making at least 10 the number of people freed in 24 hours.
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Investigators recovered one of the Land Rovers driven by the group A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in northern Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said.Comment
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Ten Turkish hostages held captive by a group in Iraq since last month have returned to their company&#39;s offices in Baghdad. &quot;We can confirm that the 10 Turkish hostages have been freed.
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Kidnappers in Somalia's northern Puntland region free two aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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MEKELE, Ethiopia  - Five Europeans and eight locals kidnapped by gunmen in remote north Ethiopia are in good condition despite more than a week's captivity, the government and a local community leader said on Friday.