Iraqi PM&#39;s relatives released by kidnappers
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BAGHDAD - Two of three relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi kidnapped last week have been released, Allawi&#39;s office confirmed on Monday.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago along with two Iraqi colleagues were  released on Tuesday and are safe and well, Italian Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Aides to a top Shi&#39;ite cleric in Iraq say 18 captive Iraqi soldiers have been freed by kidnappers who had threatened to kill them.
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As if the pressure on Iraq&#39;s prime minister were not already enough, three of his close relatives have now been abducted and threatened with death.
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ROME (CBS) The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian hostages were released Tuesday in Iraq. Italian news reports said Premier Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the release.
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A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq since mid-October has been freed, says the Polish prime minister.
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Three members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's family have been kidnapped by gunmen, a spokesman for the Iraqi interim government said on Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
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Gunmen abducted three members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawiâs family from their Baghdad home and threatened they would be beheaded in two days if the siege of Fallujah was not lifted.
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Iraqi kidnappers released Jordanian businessman Ziad Jabr Abu Irfai, two weeks after his abduction, following the payment of a ransom, his brother told The Associated Press.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...
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Four Egyptian engineers who were kidnapped in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad,  on Sunday are released.
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Two members of the Iraqi interim prime minister&#39;s family were abducted from their Baghdad home, his spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
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Iraq kidnap victim Margaret Hassan&#39;s three sisters, from left to right: Catherine Fitzsimons, Deidre Fitzsimons and Geraldine Fitzsimons make a statement to the media in Dublin Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.
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CAIRO, Egypt - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi&#39;s (search) cousin has been released by his kidnappers, the Iraqi leader&#39;s office said Saturday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi&#39;s cousin has been released by his kidnappers, the Iraqi leader&#39;s office said Saturday.
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Iraqi kidnappers have released 10 Turkish  hostages they had held for over a month after their Turkish  employer said it would leave Iraq, Al Jazeera television said  on Sunday.