Freed Briton Says Money Offered to Afghan Militants
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A former British soldier and journalist detained over his role in the release of three UN hostages was himself freed on Friday and said he had passed on a message offering
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The brother of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said he was encouraged about a possible release after two Italian aid workers were freed after three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was trying to contact the man's abductors.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.    There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers...
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Taleban rebels say Afghan officials have given them the body of senior commander Mullah Dadullah in exchange for the release of hostages.
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A militant group threatening to kill three United Nations hostages including a British woman said today it was talking to the Afghan government about its demand to free Taliban prisoners.
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British forces in Afghanistan will be provided with whatever resources they need, the prime minister says.
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The leader of the radical Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun today said that extremists held in Britain - such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza â-hould be released in exchange for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.
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A US citizen held prisoner by the US since his capture in Afghanistan in 2001 is due to be sent to Saudi Arabia, as part of a deal securing his release.
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said, in a move that may raise hopes for the release of a British hostage. soldiers, could be freed as part of a review of her detention.
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Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages claimed Wednesday the Afghan government has agreed to free some of their jailed comrades to prevent the killing of the foreign captives.
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A US man jailed for running a private prison in Kabul and torturing Afghans is freed, officials say.
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A British hotelier said Thursday he had been detained over the kidnapping of three U.N. election workers in Afghanistan and claimed to have helped negotiate their release from the clutches of Taliban-linked militants.
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Militants holding three foreign United Nations workers in Afghanistan said that they had held negotiations with officials from the Afghan government and the United
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The brother of Ken Bigley says he has new information the British hostage is alive and appeals to Tony Blair to help.
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A Muslim negotiator involved in trying to free British hostage Ken Bigley is optimistic he will be freed, it is reported.
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Londoner admits planning to fly to Pakistan 'with the intention of committing acts of terrorism'
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Taliban-linked kidnappers of three UN election workers, including a British woman, claimed today that a deal could be close for their release.