Kidnapped Italian priest freed in the Philippines
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An Italian priest kidnapped almost six weeks ago in the Philippines by Islamic militants was released unharmed early Friday, the Italian prime minister and officials here said.
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The Philippine military and the released Italian hostage himself Wednesday confirmed that no ransom was paid for the release in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Norte.
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A local court in the Philippines has   freed a British man on trial for sexually abusing young girls   after three witnesses disappeared, a Roman Catholic priest said   Wednesday.
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There was relief all around after an Italian volunteer aid worker was freed unharmed yesterday in Lanao del Norte. Andrea Cianferoni was lucky to be kept in captivity for only a day, but the swiftness of his
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MANILA: An Italian aid worker walked free from the southern Philippines jungle on Wednesday, a day after he was abducted by local gunmen, officials said.
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PADRE BURGOS, Philippines  - Rescuers in the  Philippines freed more than 100 train passengers trapped on  Friday when a crowded economy carriage derailed and dragged  other cars into a steep ravine, killing at least 12 people.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were freed Tuesday after three weeks of captivity in Iraq, and six other hostages in the country were also released. American forces bombed a suspected militant hide-out in Fallujah and the military claimed its frequent strikes have taken a toll on the network of Jordanian-born terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
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The Catholic archbishop of the  Iraqi city of Mosul was kidnapped Monday in what the Vatican  called an "act of terrorism."
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Egyptian authorities have released a  Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy  and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said on Sunday.
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Two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were freed Tuesday and immediately flown to a rapturous homecoming in Rome.
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The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul who was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday was freed on Tuesday morning without a ransom being paid, the Vatican said.
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Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said on Sunday.
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MANILA, Philippines: An Italian aid worker abducted in the Philippines was released unharmed early Wednesday, the military said. Andrea Cianferoni, who was seized Tuesday by four hooded gunmen in Lanao del
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Italian football clubs have celebrated the release of the two Italian aid workers who were held hostage in Iraq for three weeks. Simone Pari and Simone Torretta returned to Rome on Tuesday evening after being set free by their captors.
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Former President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor.
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A group of 24 Filipino seamen held hostage in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region are freed after weeks in captivity.
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An Italian priest held captive for over a month in the southern Philippines wants to return to his parish there after his Muslim rebel captors assured him he would not be seized again.