Blair Says He&#39;s Ready To Talk to Kidnappers
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BRIGHTON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was ready to open up contact with captors of a British hostage in Iraq, shown on video begging Blair to save his life.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact but  ruled out doing a deal as Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to  shift the country's focus off the divisive war.
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Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is to meet Tony Blair to discuss the proposals for restoring devolution. Mr Trimble will meet the prime minister at Downing Street, to give his party&#39;s assessment of the way forward.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday begins talks with visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street, which is expected to focus on security in Iraq and the release of a British ...
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The Nigerian kidnappers  of a three-year-old British girl have demanded money and  negotiations to secure her release are about to start, the  girl&#39;s mother told Reuters on Friday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has touched down in the Sudan for talks in the crisis-ridden country. Mr Blair arrived in capital city Khartoum ready to urge the Sudanese government to end the slaughter that has
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Britain will do all it can to help free five UK citizens kidnapped in Baghdad, Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in a video tape aired on Wednesday, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet the demands of his captors in Iraq to release Iraqi women prisoners.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has personally contacted the family of a Briton kidnapped in Iraq to reassure them as they anxiously await news, the Foreign Office announced today.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday expressed strong support with French efforts to win the release of two Frenchmen held hostage in Iraq.
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Top government crisis cell prepared for fresh talks Wednesday about how to secure the release of five Britons who were kidnapped in Baghdad in broad daylight, officials said.
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An Iraqi insurgent group is expected to start mediating with the captors of British hostage Kenneth Bigley for his possible release, a Kuwaiti newspaper says, citing militant sources.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been shown on video pleading for Tony Blair&#39;s help, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to hold talks with President Bush in Washington next week. Mr Blair will meet Mr Bush on Thursday and Friday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to  make a statement on his future between 1300 and 1400 GMT on  Thursday, his spokesman said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq if they made contact with his government.
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The family of hostage Kenneth Bigley are playing a waiting game after Tony Blair said he would &quot;immediately respond&quot; if Bigley&#39;s kidnappers made contact.