UK rules out hostage negotiations
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Britain says it will not bargain with Iraqi militants holding a UK man, after he made a video plea to Tony Blair.
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Iraq is doing all it can to secure the  release of a British and two U.S. hostages but will not give in  to demands or negotiate with terrorists, Foreign Minister  Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.
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The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message  from the hostage pleading for his life.
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THE British and Iraqi governments have refused to bow to the demands of kidnappers threatening to kill a British captive, despite a desperate video message from the hostage.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the broadcast of a videotape that showed a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life.    The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene...
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Downing St rejected Foreign Office calls to press the case for an end to Mid-East hostilities, the BBC learns.
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Downing Street tonight refused to comment on mounting speculation that Tony Blair would be offered the job of envoy to the Middle East after stepping down from power next week.
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The Afghan government denied making a deal with the kidnappers who released three UN hostages after four weeks in captivity yesterday.
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Afghan officials denied Tuesday that they struck a deal with kidnappers who released three foreign U.N. workers unharmed in Kabul.
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The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message  from the captive pleading for his life.
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Security forces are not planning to use force to end a school siege in southern Russia where an armed group has taken hundreds of hostages, a regional leader said on Friday.
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The captors of BBC reporter Alan Johnston insisted on Tuesday they were not prepared to negotiate and again demanded Britain and Jordan free Muslim prisoners in exchange for the correspondent.
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Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said Thursday his country would not enter into negotiations with the kidnappers of a Polish woman in Iraq.
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With time running out for a British  hostage, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday they would  not free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda ally  whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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A Palestinian militant group holding BBC reporter Alan Johnston denied on Sunday any deal to free the man abducted in Gaza three months ago and said he would only be released if its demands were met.
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LONDON The British government won&#39;t pay a ransom or meet any political demands to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq.
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Britain is considering a request it  received from Washington last week for extra military  assistance in Iraq, but not in flashpoint areas in Baghdad or  Falluja, the government said Monday.