Taleban free three more S Koreans
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Three more South Korean hostages are freed in Afghanistan, leaving four remaining in Taleban hands.
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At least three political dissidents have been released in Cuba after being jailed in a crackdown last year.
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At least two Burmese dissidents are among thousands of prisoners being freed by the military government in a third mass release in less than a month.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed five more South Korean hostages on Wednesday, taking to eight the number set free after reaching an agreement with South Korea on the release of all 19 Koreans held for nearly six weeks.
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The Taliban on Sunday released three Afghan aid workers who had been kidnapped along with their two French colleagues nearly two months ago, a spokesman for the group said. The report could not immediately be verified.
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Terrorists freed 15 children from the more than 100 hostages being held at a school in Beslan, southern Russia, Itar-Tass reported, citing an unidentified person from the headquarters
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Three international workers held hostage in Afghanistan&#39;s capital, Kabul, for almost a month were freed today, the United Nations said.
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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan have been freed unharmed, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul.
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South Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan say they were told at gunpoint to convert to Islam.
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Taliban kidnappers Thursday released the seven remaining South Korean hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials, Afghan and Taliban officials said.
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Burma&#39;s military rulers will free 5,311 more prisoners after the government said earlier this month thousands of others would also be released, according to state media reports.
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Pro-Taleban rebels free six Pakistani soldiers from among scores being held hostage, officials say.
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Burma&#39;s military government has announced the release of five-thousand detainees, in a third mass release in less than a month.
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Three foreign U.N. workers held hostage  in Afghanistan were freed Tuesday, almost four weeks after they  were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul,  government officials said.
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A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan released on Thursday four of the remaining seven South Korean hostages they had kidnapped nearly six weeks ago, witnesses said.
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October 26, 2004 ã¡ Three North Koreans from a group of 18 would-be defectors succeeded yesterday in forcing their way into the South Korean consulate in Beijing.