French PM says two French hostages in "fairly safe" zone
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that two French journalists kidnapped south of Baghdad nearly three months ago were thought to be in a &quot;fairly safe&quot; zone in Iraq, based on information from their driver found alive in war-torn Fallujah.
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Two French hostages in Iraq could be  freed by the end of the week if U.S. forces open a "security  corridor" to allow their captors to free them, an adviser to a  self-appointed French negotiator said on Wednesday.
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PARIS Paris did not pay a ransom to secure the release of two French journalists freed by Islamic militants in Iraq, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin of France told party leaders Wednesday.
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PETER CAVE: There&#39;s also been some good news out of Iraq today. Two French journalists held hostage there for four months have been freed.
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TWO French journalists taken hostage in Iraq in August are still alive, and "indirect" negotiations have resumed to try to free them, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told officials today.
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France said on Sunday two French reporters held hostage with their Syrian driver in Iraq were still alive a few days ago.
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq says they have proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants are alive, even though France
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The French Foreign Minister has called for the release of two French journalists being held hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Iraq.
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France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic  militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged  caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is  safe and was not near the scene of a car bomb that exploded  near his party's headquarters on Monday, a senior government  official said.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as âinterferenceâ and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process, aides said Saturday.
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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq could be freed by the end of this week if U.S. forces open a security corridor to secure their release, an aide to a French mediator told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Two French hostages in Iraq could be freed by the end of the week if US forces open a &quot;security corridor&quot; to allow their captors to free them, an adviser to a self-appointed French negotiator said on Wednesday.
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France's foreign minister says he "understands" two Israeli soldiers kidnapped in Lebanon last year are alive.
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq said Thursday they had proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants were alive, even though France refused to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves as the school year began.
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France's foreign minister says he "understands" two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah last year are alive.
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French President Jacques Chirac told  reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons  would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his  comments, the International Herald Tribune said on Thursday.