Decapitated body of Asian-looking man found in Baghdad
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BAGHDAD - The decapitated body of what appears to be a young Asian male was found Saturday in Baghdad, prompting Japan to check if the body was that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq A militant group in Iraq claims to have abducted and beheaded an Iraqi contractor working on a US military base. A video released with the Internet statement showed a man being decapitated.
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Beirut - The bodies of two slain Lebanese businessmen were found in Baghdad on Friday, a foreign ministry source said. It said Lebanon&#39;s embassy in Baghdad had informed the ministry that the circumstances
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Japan says it is checking reports that the body of an Asian man has been found in northern Iraq, following expiration of an execution deadline for a Japanese national set by militants demanding the withdrawal of all Japanese troops in Iraq.
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FALLUJAH - US Marines on Sunday found the butchered body of a blond-haired Caucasian woman lying on a street in Fallujah. &quot;It is a female ... missing all four appendages, with a slashed throat and disemboweled
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A headless body found Saturday in Baghdad has been confirmed as the kidnapped Japanese, Shosei Koda, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Sunday.
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The body of an Asian man found in Iraq does not resemble a Japanese hostage and was shot dead two days ago, well before a deadline to execute the young traveller expired, forensic experts said.
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There are reports that a body reportedly found in Iraq may belong to a young Japanese hostage.
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A militant group in Iraq claimed in an Internet statement posted Saturday that it abducted and beheaded an Iraqi construction contractor who worked on a U.S. military base. A video released with the statement showed a man being decapitated.
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The Kyodo news agency said a doctor at the Japanese embassy in Kuwait confirmed Saturday a body found in Iraq is not that of a Japanese citizen.
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The decapitated bodies of three men, their heads strapped to their backs, were found dumped in nylon bags by a roadside north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police and US officials said.
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Tikrit, Iraq -- Iraqi officials say a body found near Tikrit is not that of a Japanese hostage. Initial reports that a bullet riddled Asian body had been found had upset Japan.
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TIKRIT, Iraq  - The body of an Asian man found in Iraq does not resemble a Japanese hostage and was shot dead two days ago, well before a deadline to execute the young traveller expired, forensic experts said.
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The government was seized with anxiety for a short period Friday when it was reported that the body of an Asian was found in a northern Iraqi city only hours after the passing of a 48-hour deadline for the life of a Japanese traveler being held hostage by
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TOKYO  - A body found in Iraq resembles a Japanese civilian taken hostage by Islamic militants and threatened with death, but the government has not yet positively identified it, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
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Japan&#39;s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura has confirmed a headless body found Saturday in Baghdad is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda.
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Three beheaded bodies were found Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, authorities said.