Pope calls for hostages' release
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John Paul II appeals for the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq.
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The British and Irish governments called for the immediate release of Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, with London saying the videotape showing her crying was &quot;extremely distressing&quot;.
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The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded an act of terrorism.
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French President Jacques Chirac has made new pleas for the freedom of two hostages on the 100th day of their captivity in Iraq. Chirac appealed to the captors to choose &quot;the
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Two Italian humanitarian workers held by kidnappers for 21 days in Iraq thanked Pope John Paul II for his prayers and public appeals for their release.
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The Irish Government and Palestinian Authority today issued a joint appeal for the release of Dublin-born aid worker Margaret Hassan held hostage in Iraq.
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Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq urged his   followers to capture foreign hostages to try to free a Muslim   cleric jailed in the United States, according to an Internet   audio tape issued on Thursday.
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JAKARTA: President Megawati Sukarnoputri has appealed for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage in Iraq as their captors demanded a militant Indonesian preacher be freed in return.
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Pope Benedict XVI's personal preacher asked the pontiff Friday to declare a day of fasting and penance to publicly declare repentance and express solidarity with the victims of clerical sex abuse.
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Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa called for the release as soon as possible of two French journalists being held hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Iraq.
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France's government and leaders of its  Muslim minority urged Iraqi militants Sunday to free two French  journalists they were holding hostage in a bid to force Paris  to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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Pope John Paul appealed today for the release of the French and other hostages in Iraq, saying human beings could not be treated like merchandise.
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DEAF children helped by kidnapped Margaret Hassan yesterday joined 200 mercy workers at a rally in Baghdad to call for her release.
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DOHA: Qatar yesterday expresed sympathy with Italy and joined its leaders in calling for the release of two Italian women held hostage by kidnappers in Iraq.
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France&#39;s government and leaders of its Muslim minority are urging Iraqi militants to free two French journalists they are holding hostage to try to force Paris to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Monday issued a new appeal for the liberation of two French hostages held by militants in Iraq.
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The pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Monday called for the release of two French hostages held captive in Iraq. In a statement, the channel condemned &quot;all acts that threaten the safety and security of journalists