Iraqis protest after silence greets plea for hostage
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Some of the 20,000 Iraqis who have benefited from projects set up by kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are to demand her release in Baghdad tomorrow after televised pleas from her colleagues and husband drew no response last night from her still
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The British and Iraqi governments said  they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to  kill a British hostage, despite tearful pleas from the captive  and his family.
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As Mrs Hassan`s kidnappers maintained their silence, her husband made another plea to the group yesterday to free her &quot;in the name of Islam&quot;.
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LIVERPOOL, England  - Hundreds of Britons held a  candlelit vigil on Tuesday for a hostage threatened with  beheading in Iraq amid reports that his abductors had killed a  second U.S. captive.
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The chorus of pleas for hostage Ken Bigley&#39;s freedom have yet again been met with deafening silence as the Briton&#39;s kidnap ordeal in Iraq enters its 11th day.
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Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday outside the White House to demand an end to the Iraq war as counter-protesters rallied to meet them on a planned march to the Capitol.
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The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message  from the captive pleading for his life.
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The family of a British engineer facing execution in Iraq at the hands of Islamic extremists awaited news of his fate as Iraqis distributed pamphlets in Baghdad containing a heart-rending plea from them for information.
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THE British and Iraqi governments have refused to bow to the demands of kidnappers threatening to kill a British captive, despite a desperate video message from the hostage.
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The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message from the hostage pleading for his life.
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The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message  from the hostage pleading for his life.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.    The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene...
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Hundreds of people marched in Katmandu on Sunday, waving banners urging religious tolerance in wake of riots over the killing of 12 Nepalese hostages by Iraqi insurgents.
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The Iraqi parliament's move to adopt a new, temporary national flag has provoked an outcry, with one city refusing to fly it and ordinary Iraqis attaching the old flag to their cars in a silent protest.
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The kidnappers of Briton Ken Bigley remained silent while the Iraqi abduction business continued unabated. Six Egyptians, working for a mobile phone company, were kidnapped in and around Baghdad.
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A chained British hostage in Iraq  begged Tony Blair for help on Wednesday, cranking up the  emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated  the release of two women aid workers after paying a ransom.
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The employer of 10 Turkish workers kidnapped simultaneously in Iraq last week made an emotional plea for their release on Tuesday, promising to freeze operations