Brother Confirms British Hostage Is Dead
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, his brother said Friday.   "We can confirm that the family has now received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors," Phil Bigley said in a statement he read on national television in Britain...
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LONDON There are reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley was killed after he attempted to flee his captors in Iraq. A US official has said reports of an escape attempt are credible.
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Britain's Foreign Office is investigating reports on Abu Dhabi television that Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad last month, is dead, a spokesman said.
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Iraqi kidnappers have beheaded a British man who was seized last month, his family said yesterday, ending what one relative called &#39;&#39;three long weeks of agony.
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The brother of an Italian-based Iraqi businessman who had been held hostage in Iraq for more than a month said he had learnt from Italy's foreign ministry that he had been murdered.
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Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker kidnapped after decades of helping Iraqis, is believed to have been murdered by her captors, a British government official said Tuesday, based on a video that showed a hooded militant shooting a blindfolded woman in the head.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley is killed by his kidnappers in Iraq, his family confirms.
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UK government officials said they were seeking to corroborate reports by Abu Dhabi television that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed.
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The Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed the death of Russian hostages who worked at its embassy in Iraq, a day after an al-Qaida linked group said it had killed the four captives.
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British-Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped by militants in Iraq last month, has most probably been killed by her captors, her family said in a statement.
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An Islamic website posted a statement on Saturday claiming that British Kenneth Bigley held hostage in Iraq has been killed by his kidnappers.
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The family of hostage Jack Hensley received confirmation of his death Wednesday, on what would have been his 49th birthday, a family spokesman said.
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A British hostage was killed in a military operation in Nigeria on Wednesday which released six other hostages, the Italian foreign ministry said.
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Kenneth Bigley, the Briton held hostage in Iraq by the Tawhid Wal Jihad group, has been killed, according to an Islamic Web site. The UK foreign ministry said it doubts the authenticity of the report.
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- LONDON -- Britain went into mourning Friday for its first hostage killed in Iraq after the family of Kenneth Bigley confirmed that he had been executed after 22 days in the captivity of a ruthless extremist gang.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. One of Bigley's brothers blamed Blair, saying Friday the prime minister has "blood on his hands."   The 62-year-old civil engineer was at least the 28th hostage slain in Iraq...
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, Abu Dhabi television reported Friday. The British Foreign Office said it could not confirm the report.