French Ambassador to Iraq Says Hostages Are Alive, AFP Says
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Two French reporters who are being held hostage in Iraq are alive and in good health, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the French ambassador to Iraq.
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France said on Monday there were indications that two French hostages held in Iraq will be freed and a Muslim negotiator said talks over their release were in the "delivery phase."
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - France said it had received word that two French reporters seized in Iraq were alive, and one of their employers claimed the kidnappers had handed them over to an Iraqi opposition group, raising hopes the hostages could soon be released.    Separately, two U.S...
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Paris - The French government has received a video of two French reporters held hostage in Iraq since August indicating that they were alive, an MP in President Jacques Chirac&#39;s ruling party said on Tuesday.
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A negotiator trying to secure the release of the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq has said he is with them and they could be free &quot;within hours&quot;.
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A French negotiator said on Tuesday he met two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq and that an agreement had been reached to free them soon.
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Leaving behind two French reporters still held hostage in Iraq, France&#39;s foreign minister headed home from the Middle East but said they were still believed to be alive and that efforts to free them would continue.
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Officials in Paris reiterated its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
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The militants who kidnapped an Italian reporter must prove he is still alive before any negotiations for his release can begin, Italy's ambassador to Afghanistan 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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A senior French official called here for patience and discretion as efforts continued to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq.
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq trying to win the release of two French journalists held hostage by Islamic militants said Thursday they had received proof the men were alive and well. The kidnappers have demanded that Paris rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves.
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Two young Italian women taken hostage in Iraq are believed to be still alive, King Abdullah II of Jordan said in a newspaper interview that was published the day before he is due to visit Italy.
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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 fairly safe zone in Iraq ( news - web sites ), based on ...
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said he was still hopeful two French reporters held hostage in Iraq would be freed, adding that &quot;lines of dialogue&quot; had been opened with those detaining them.
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Three foreign United Nations employees kidnapped in Kabul are alive but may be killed if an attempt is made to rescue them, a spokesman for the group that has claimed responsibility told AFP by telephone.
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Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq in August are still alive, and &quot;indirect&quot; negotiations have resumed to try to free them, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told officials and party leaders.