Ransom Concern Clouds Return of Italian Hostages
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National joy in Italy at the safe return  of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks gave  way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid  a big ransom for the women's freedom.
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Conflicting reports of ransom demands, rescues and deaths cloud the search for a group of abducted Western security contractors
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KUWAIT - The Kuwaiti newspaper that predicted the release of two Italian hostages in Iraq says the captors had originally demanded a US$5 million ($7.
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Two Italian military personnel were believed to have been kidnapped in western Afghanistan, and police Sunday said they were searching for the pair and their two Afghan staff.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...
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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 Italian aid workers released after a three-week hostage ordeal in Iraq said they had feared for their lives right up to the end.
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There are growing fears the hostage situation in Iraq is taking its toll on Italy's relations with its large Muslim community, says the BBC's Tamsin Smith.
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Two young Italian women kidnapped in Iraq last week have been taken by their captors to the flashpoint city of Fallujah, according to an Italian newspaper that quoted non-Italian intelligence services.
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Italian authorities responded cautiously to reports that an Italian national may have been taken hostage and killed in Iraq.
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The Italian press was unusually united last week, offering near-unanimous support for the government&#39;s reported decision to pay a ransom to secure the release of Simona Torretta and Simona Pari, the two hostages held in Baghdad.
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Eight hostages have been released in Iraq. Two Italians and two Iraqi aid workers kidnapped this month were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy's prime minister said.
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The White House said Monday it does not believe Italy paid a ransom to gain the release of two aide workers kidnapped in Iraq.
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One of three Italians kidnapped last week by suspected militants in Nigeria's volatile Niger delta region told AFP that all the hostages are &quot;fine&quot;.
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An anguished nation clung to hope Thursday that two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq were still alive, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government urged caution in assessing two separate Internet statements claiming that the women had been killed.
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One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on Sunday again denied it had paid a ransom for the release of two Italian women aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.