Korean hostages face cool welcome home
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South Korean hostages set free by Afghan rebels after six weeks in captivity are likely to receive a mixed homecoming with many awaiting their weekend arrival with relief but also seeing them as largely to blame for their ordeal.
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Two French reporters, freed from four months of captivity in Iraq, arrived home tonight as the government said it negotiated an end to their ordeal without paying a ransom.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A tense standoff where several North Koreans risked deportation and possible execution for seeking refuge in a Canadian embassy came to a safe conclusion Wednesday.
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Taliban militants released three female South Korean hostages in Afghanistan after more than a month of captivity, the South Korean government said Wednesday.
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ANYANG, South Korea  - Nineteen South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks returned home to an uncomfortable welcome on Sunday, thanking their government for saving them from death.
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Two French journalists headed home to a  heroes' welcome on Wednesday after a 4-month hostage ordeal in  Iraq which Paris said ended without a ransom being paid.
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Nineteen South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks returned home on Sunday, thanking their government for winning their release.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban arrive home, amid rows over the deal that secured their release.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers held hostage for nearly a month were preparing to fly home after their release yesterday from an ordeal that suggested Taliban-linked militants are adopting the tactics of Iraqi insurgents.
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Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages flew out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama, a Korean embassy official said.
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Holed up in Canada&#39;s embassy in Beijing since September, a group of North Koreans have finally been released and allowed to travel to another country.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban head home, amid rows over the deal made to secure their release.
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Two French journalists freed after a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq returned to a heroes' welcome in Paris on Wednesday as the relieved government basked in a national wave of joy at their safe release.
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ANYANG, South Korea  - South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage in Afghanistan for nearly six weeks left hospital on Wednesday, with their doctor saying they were physically fit but may still need counseling.
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Two French journalists freed after four months held hostage in Iraq are set for an emotional welcome home.
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Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan called home to reassure relatives they are all right, as negotiators tried Tuesday to secure their release after 12 days in the hands of Taliban-linked militants.
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Two French journalists freed after four months held hostage in Iraq are set for an emotional welcome back home.