Iraq, UK Govts Say Will Not Give in to Kidnappers
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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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&gt; BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that they won&#39;t give in to militants&#39; demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage
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Britain says it will not bargain with Iraqi militants holding a UK man, after he made a video plea to Tony Blair.
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Japan&#39;s prime minister today refused to bend to demands by militants who have taken a Japanese civilian hostage in Iraq and threatened to behead him unless Tokyo withdraws its soldiers.
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While the US, Britain and Italy, whose citizens have been taken hostage, have refused to concede demands of hostage-takers, militant groups have sent out clear signals that they, too, mean business.
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The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not "cut and run" from Iraq following that country's election this month, denying reports that London is pushing Washington to set a timetable for ...
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BAGHDAD : Britain joined Iraq&#39;s US-backed government in facing down a chilling ultimatum to execute a British and two American hostages, as Islamists claimed the gruesome beheading of three Kurds.
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France has vowed not to yield to Iraqi kidnappers who have taken two journalists hostage and are demanding the repeal of a law that bans the Islamic headscarf in state schools.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair warned against &quot;raising false hopes&quot; for an engineer held hostage in Iraq.
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The Nigerian military said they would maintain a tough stance on hostage-takers despite the killing of a British hostage caught in the crossfire between the kidnappers and their rescuers.
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Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite the demands of kidnappers who seized an Italian journalist.
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The US says it will not free a top female Iraqi prisoner as militants threaten to kill a British man.
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Britain ruled out negotiations with the abductors of a British hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that 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.    Meanwhile, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that increasing violence must not be used as a pretext for delaying elections scheduled for late January...
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The Government is leaving no stone unturned in its attempts to free aid director Margaret Hassan from her captors in Iraq, the DÃ¡il was told today.
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With time running out for British hostage Kenneth Bigley, US and Iraqi officials say they will not free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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Britain is ready to listen to kidnappers  holding a British hostage in Iraq but is not prepared to  negotiate with them or pay them a ransom, Foreign Secretary  Jack Straw said on Thursday.