Possible Release of Iraq Scientist Raises British Hopes
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LIVERPOOL, England  - News that a female weapons  scientist might be freed in Iraq gave hope to the family of a  British hostage on Wednesday, after his captors said they had  beheaded the second of two Americans being held with him.
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LONDON - The British government and the brother of a British hostage have taken to Arab-language airwaves in an attempt to have him released from his captors in Iraq.
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The family of a British engineer facing execution in Iraq at the hands of Islamic extremists awaited news of his fate as Iraqis distributed pamphlets in Baghdad containing a heart-rending plea from them for information.
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An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remain unclear.
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Prominent British Muslims have arrived in Kuwait, en route to Baghdad to plea for the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley, nine days after the 62-year-old engineer was kidnapped.
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LONDON -- The government said yesterday it was investigating reports that members of a London-based radical Islamic group have been in contact with militants holding a British hostage in Iraq to urge his release.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq British Muslim officials are asking for the release of a British man being held in Iraq, saying he shouldn&#39;t be held responsible for Britain&#39;s participation in the Iraq war.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Two Iraqi officials said yesterday that the government is planning to release one of two female scientists being held prisoner for working on Saddam Hussein&#39;s chemical weapons program.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Hopes that the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq could be freed soon rise following reports they have been transferred to guerrillas willing to negotiate their release.
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LIVERPOOL, England  - Anxious Britons awaited news  on Wednesday of hostage Kenneth Bigley after his captors in  Iraq said they beheaded the second of two Americans being held  with him.
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Britain&#39;s government is willing to talk to the kidnappers of a British engineer, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday, but officials stressed
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The brother of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said he was encouraged about a possible release after two Italian aid workers were freed after three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was trying to contact the man's abductors.
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LONDON: The family of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq this week with two Americans issued a plea yesterday for his release.
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Reports suggest an Iraqi woman scientist may be freed, as militants reportedly kill a second US hostage.
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The British CBS journalist and Iraqi interpreter kidnapped in Basra will be released later today, according to news wire reports. By Stephen Brook
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The family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley is anxiously awaiting news after the apparent deadline for his execution in Iraq passed without word of his fate.
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A Muslim negotiator involved in trying to free British hostage Ken Bigley has expressed guarded optimism he will be freed, it is reported.