After ordeal in Iraq, Italian hostages thank pope for his appeals
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Two Italian humanitarian workers held by kidnappers for 21 days in Iraq thanked Pope John Paul II for his prayers and public appeals for their release.
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killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq. employers in Italy said they had not given up hope.
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ROME : Two female Italian aid workers arrived back in Rome after being released from a three-week hostage ordeal in Iraq, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.
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Two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq were freed unhurt last night, three weeks after they were seized from their Baghdad office.
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Two Italian aid workers kidnapped this month in Iraq were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy's prime minister said, according to Italian news reports.
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Two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq said the fear of being killed haunted their captivity despite kindness from their kidnappers who showed them respect because of their charity work.
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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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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square.
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John Paul II appeals for the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq.
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The two Italian aid workers released by their captors in Iraq have said being together helped them through the worst of their ordeal.
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Family and friends felt horror Wednesday at seeing a video of an Italian journalist kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life &#151; and relief that she was still alive.
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Hopes for an Italian priest kidnapped in the southern Philippines were raised Saturday when it emerged that a fellow priest had been sent photographs of him apparently unharmed.
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The release of two Italian women aid  workers in Iraq was greeted with joy and relief on Tuesday  following three weeks of anguish in Italy over their abduction.
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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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National joy in Italy at the safe return  of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks gave  way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid  a big ransom for the women's freedom.
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Two Iraqis abducted along with two Italian female aid workers in Baghdad have been freed along with the women, a spokesman for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Italians celebrated Wednesday the release of two female aid workers who had been held hostage in Iraq with the country&#39;s two leading newspapers expressing the relief felt nationwide with the headline &quot;They&#39;re Home&quot; alongside pictures of the two smiling