Ireland grants hostage passport
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Ireland grants a passport to Briton Ken Bigley, held hostage in Iraq, after his family appealed for help from the neutral country.
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A UN election worker with dual British and Irish nationality was among three foreigners kidnapped in Afghanistan today. The three were seized at gunpoint in the capital Kabul this morning sparking fears of Iraq-style atrocities.
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Ireland has granted British hostage Ken Bigley a passport following calls from his family who hope that stressing his Irish connections will persuade his kidnappers in Iraq to release him.
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KABUL, Afghanistan A UN official says two workers held hostage in Afghanistan are looking forward to some peace and quiet. The women, one from Northern Ireland and the other from Kosovo, took off from Kabul today aboard a UN plane.
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Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq have been released and handed over to French authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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The whole country is uniting to secure the release of the hostages and support their families in this ordeal.
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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 Briton Kenneth Bigley threatened with beheading, remains unclear.
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A kidnapped Iranian diplomat has been released after more than a month in captivity, the Iranian Embassy said Monday.
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Ireland has issued a passport to British hostage Kenneth Bigley in the hopes it will help secure his release in Iraq. &quot;Mr. Kenneth Bigley&#39;s family has asked for an Irish passport to
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IRELAND last night made Kenneth Bigley an Irish citizen in a desperate attempt to secure his release from his terrorist captors and end the hostage&#39;s 19-day ordeal.
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An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in  Iraq last month was released by his captors on Monday but the  fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton  threatened with beheading, remained unclear.
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A British reporter is handed over to UK officials after being freed by his kidnappers in southern Iraq.
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The Irish Government and Palestinian Authority today issued a joint appeal for the release of Dublin-born aid worker Margaret Hassan held hostage in Iraq.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern says "all communication links" are being used to find out who is holding Margaret Hassan.
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Militants who claim to be holding a Northern Ireland woman and two others hostage in Afghanistan have said they are suffering the effects of the cold and a poor diet.
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Appeals from Ireland and Britain for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley encourage hopes he will be freed, the Irish foreign minister has said.
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Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland, Filipino Angelito Nayan and Kosovan Shqipe Habibi were kidnapped in the Afghan capital, Kabul, last week.