Italy doubts claims on killing of hostages in Iraq
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The Italian government said Thursday that the claims that two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq had been killed were unreliable.
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Iraq&#39;s interim president expressed doubts Friday over a claim of responsibility by a previously unknown militant group for the kidnapping of
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Kenneth Bigley, a Briton taken hostage in Iraq, asked UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life, while Italy&#39;s government said it&#39;s ``cautious&#39;&#39; about the reliability of statements
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Description: An Islamist Internet site says a radical group has killed two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad. The women&#39;s employer says it has doubts about the claim.
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An anguished nation clung to hope Thursday that two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq were still alive, as Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government urged caution in assessing two separate Internet statements claiming that the women had been killed.
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Recalling the horror the nation felt when its first hostage was killed in Iraq, word that a second Italian hostage was slain brought condemnation from the pope Friday and fueled debate over Italy's role in the war-torn country.
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Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.
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A militant group claimed in a Web posting Thursday that two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq had been killed, a day after another group made a similar statement.
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Italy is investigating whether an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq was seized by insurgents or by ordinary criminals hoping for a ransom, a top Foreign Ministry official said Sunday.
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Italy's government tried to reassure an  anguished nation Thursday that two women hostages in Iraq were  most likely still alive, saying an Islamist group's claim to  have killed them was "unreliable."
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Italy&#39;s government tried to reassure an anguished nation Thursday that two women hostages in Iraq were most likely still alive, saying an Islamist group&#39;s claim to have killed them was &quot;unreliable.
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Italy&#39;s government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.
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The Bush administration yesterday gave Italy the benefit of the doubt amid reports that Rome had paid a terrorist group in Iraq a $1 million ransom to secure the release of two Italian hostages.
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on Sunday again denied it had paid a ransom for the release of two Italian women aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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(CBS/AP) An Islamic militant group claimed in a Web posting Thursday that two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq have been killed.
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Italy dismisses claims that two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq have been killed.
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The Italian government has urged caution on reports that two Italian women being held captive in Iraq have been killed, saying the claims are &quot;unreliable&quot; and part of a terrorism campaign being carried out through the media.