Italy firm on Iraq after &quot;barbaric&quot; hostage murder
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Italy insisted on Friday that the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq by Islamist kidnappers would not shake its resolve to keep troops in Iraq.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Italian journalist, reiterating his determination to keep Italian forces in Iraq.
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ROME, Italy -- Italy reacted with horror at the killing of hostage Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi insisting that Italian troops would not leave.
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DAVID HARDAKER: Celebrations have continued in Italy overnight following the homecoming of the two Italian aid workers who were taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago.
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Reporters Without Borders expressed revulsion today at the &quot;barbaric&quot; death of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, 56, who was executed in Iraq last night by his kidnappers, according to the pan-Arab TV news station Al-Jazeera and the Italian news
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The Italian government said Tuesday it would maintain its 3,000 troops in Iraq despite an ultimatum from a radical Muslim group holding an Italian journalist and demanding that Rome withdraw its forces within 48 hours.
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While the US, Britain and Italy, whose citizens have been taken hostage, have refused to concede demands of hostage-takers, militant groups have sent out clear signals that they, too, mean business.
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ROME: The killing of the second Italian hostage in Iraq in four months has horrified a nation and fuelled debate Friday over Italy&#39;s role in the war-torn country.
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The Italian government has dismissed as &quot;unreliable&quot; claims made on the internet that two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq have been killed.
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The Nigerian military said they would maintain a tough stance on hostage-takers despite the killing of a British hostage caught in the crossfire between the kidnappers and their rescuers.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the killing of an Italian journalist by his Iraqi captors ``barbaric&#39;&#39; and said he&#39;ll keep his nation&#39;s 3,000 soldiers in the Middle Eastern country.
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Two Italian aid workers have been freed in Iraq after being held for three weeks by captors who threatened to kill them if the Italian government didn&#39;t give in to their demands.
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Italy will not bow to the kidnappers of two Italian aid workers in Iraq who are demanding that it withdraw its forces from Iraq, an Italian envoy said today.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is determined to keep up Italy&#39;s efforts in Iraq despite the execution of an Italian hostage.
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A relieved Italy broke into celebrations Tuesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian women aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago.
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The Italian government will not withdraw troops from Iraq after threats of attack by an armed group that kidnapped an Italian journalist, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s office said in a faxed statement.
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Italian authorities responded cautiously to reports that an Italian national may have been taken hostage and killed in Iraq.