French newsman 'safe' in Somalia
243146
Negotiations are underway to free a French journalist, Gwen Le Gouil, abducted in northern Somalia on Sunday.
718654
DAMASCUS/PARIS, 5 October 2004 - A French MP behind a failed bid to free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq defended his free lance operation yesterday amid sharp official and media criticism that he may have endangered their lives.
549814
The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq are in good health despite four months in captivity, France&#39;s foreign minister said today.
88469
In his last newspaper dispatch before he and a colleague fell into the hands of Islamic kidnappers on Aug. 19, French reporter Georges Malbrunot wrote from Iraq that &quot;more
364939
French authorities said a suspect letter which triggered an evacuation of the Canadian embassy on Monday did not contain a toxic substance.
176675
French President Jacques Chirac says he is &quot;not at all&quot; sure Saddam Hussein&#39;s removal has made the world safer. In an interview with the BBC ahead of his visit to London Thursday
506488
A French journalist abducted by Somali gunmen was released Monday, a regional police commissioner said.
404195
French General Yves de Kermabon, commander of the NATO-led peacekeeping force here, and the chief of its U.N. administration, Soeren Jessen-Petersen, said security was a paramount concern ahead of the Oct.
647440
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf escaped unhurt from a mortar attack on his official residence in the capital on Saturday, hours after returning to Mogadishu from an overseas trip, one of his aides said.
260556
Kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said he was in good health and being treated well in a video released on Friday, the first since militants abducted him in the Palestinian enclave over 11 weeks ago.
84505
Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq are believed to be alive and safe, France&#39;s defence minister has said. But Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq say efforts to free them are being hampered by the escalation of security operations led by US forces.
71289
In a Sept. 13 story about Somalia, The Associated Press erroneously attributed details about Islamic militiamen advancing on the port city of Kismayo to an official of the African Union. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was from the European Union, not the AU.
351067
Somalia's interim government increases security around its base after an attempt to kill President Yusuf.
229820
The international community cannot afford to lose the war against extremists in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday on a quick visit to the insurgency-hit country.
717408
The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq were still alive a few days ago and are likely to be freed, France&#39;s foreign minister said last night.
51912
The BBC says it is concerned for the safety of its correspondent Alan Johnston, who is missing in Gaza.
602023
Comments Four Britons detained in Somalia on terrorism charges have been been returned to the UK today, but could be back on the streets within hours.Comment