As Briton Faces Death, Iraq, U.S. Debate on Prisoner
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With time running out to save a British  hostage in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not  about to free Iraqi women prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda  ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans. would spare 62-year-old Kenneth Bigley after the body of American Jack Hensley was recovered in Baghdad.
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Britain is ruling out negotiations with the captors of Kenneth Bigley, the only surviving member of the trio of American and British contractors taken hostage in Iraq last week.
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The United States disputed a senior Iraqi official&#39;s statement Wednesday that a decision had been made to free a high-profile Iraqi woman prisoner.
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Liverpool - The family of a British engineer anxiously awaited news on Friday of his fate at the hands of Islamic extremists in Iraq who abducted him eight days ago along with two Americans who have since been executed.
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Washington&#39;s closest ally in Iraq was horrified by the beheading of a British hostage there and Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britons not to let it undermine their support for continued involvement in the country.
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Iraq's leaders grappled Thursday over the death sentences for three former Saddam Hussein regime heavyweights Â including the notorious enforcer known as "Chemical Ali" Â amid warnings the hangings could enflame sectarian violence and derail efforts at reconciliation.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the broadcast of a videotape that showed a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life.    The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene...
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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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The British government is facing new demands to free a republican jailed for refusing to testify to an inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings.
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The waiting and wondering continued Sunday about the fate of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, although one Muslim activist says he is still alive.
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World News, BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Militants who beheaded an American hostage in Iraq threatened to kill another US captive and a Briton on Tuesday, as relatives and diplomats pleaded for their release.
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BAGHDAD Iraq promised Wednesday to release one of two high-profile women prisoners, but officials denied the decision was linked to demands by militants who purportedly killed two American hostages and are threatening to execute a Briton unless all female
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The British government on Monday condemned the purported killing of an American hostage in Iraq, stressing that this kind of &quot;appalling crime&quot; would only strengthen its resolve in Iraq.
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With time running out for a British  hostage, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday they would  not free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda ally  whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, television stations in the United Arab Emirates and Britain reported Friday. The Britain government and the U.S. military in Iraq said they could not confirm the report.
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A STUNNING development in the case of a radical hook-handed Islamic cleric -- wanted in connection with the death of an Australian -- has set the scene for a diplomatic showdown between the US and Britain.