Britain Says It Will Not Give in to Iraq Kidnappers
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The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message  from the hostage pleading for his life.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday that Australia will not make concessions with kidnappers of two Australians if the hostage-taking information is confirmed.
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Britain yesterday ruled out negotiating with the abductors of a Briton in Iraq, despite a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair warned against &quot;raising false hopes&quot; for an engineer held hostage in Iraq.
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With time running out to save a British  hostage in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not  about to free Iraqi women prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda  ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.
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Hopes For the release of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad were fading last night after the Iraqi Foreign Minister said his government would not bow to the kidnappers' demands.
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The Nigerian military said they would maintain a tough stance on hostage-takers despite the killing of a British hostage caught in the crossfire between the kidnappers and their rescuers.
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Britain appealed on Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but still ruled out negotiations or ransom payment.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.    Meanwhile, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that increasing violence must not be used as a pretext for delaying elections scheduled for late January...
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LIVERPOOL, England  - Britain ruled out  negotiations with the abductors of a British hostage in Iraq on  Thursday after a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
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Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite the demands of kidnappers who seized an Italian journalist.
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BAGHDAD : Britain joined Iraq&#39;s US-backed government in facing down a chilling ultimatum to execute a British and two American hostages, as Islamists claimed the gruesome beheading of three Kurds.
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Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.
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BAGHDAD, 24 September 2004 - The British government yesterday ruled out negotiations with the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley in Iraq despite a personal appeal from the captive to Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.
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The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not "cut and run" from Iraq following that country's election this month, denying reports that London is pushing Washington to set a timetable for withdrawing coalition troops.