Wife begs captors to free hostage
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The wife of British hostage Kenneth Bigley begs his captors to show mercy and set him free.
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Militants in Iraq say they are holding a Polish woman hostage and have demanded that Poland withdraw all of its troops from the country.
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Sydney: Nada Hassan, the Sydney-based sister in-law of CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan held hostage in Iraq, has made a dramatic plea to the kidnappers to set her free.
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The elderly mother of Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer held hostage in Iraq by Islamic militants threatening to kill him, has made a desperate plea for her son&#39;s release as hopes for his safety fade.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared  in a video tape aired on Wednesday, pleading with Prime  Minister Tony Blair to meet the demands of his captors in Iraq  to release Iraqi women prisoners.
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Family members of American and British hostages appealed for their lives after militants vowed to kill one of them today.
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A British man held hostage in Iraq appeared in a video on Wednesday, chained and distraught, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to save his life by meeting his captors' demands to release Iraqi women from jail.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of a kidnapped relief worker in Iraq is appealing for her release &quot;in the name of Islam.&quot;. Tahseen Ali Hassan told Al-Arabiya television that &quot;it hurts&quot; to see his wife cry.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in a video tape aired on Wednesday, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet the demands of his captors in Iraq to release Iraqi women prisoners.
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Muslim and Christian religious leaders in the hometown of a British hostage facing death in Iraq have appealed for his captors to free him.
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Hours after a kidnapped humanitarian aid worker tearfully pleaded for her life in a video released Friday by her captors, the head of CARE International urged the kidnappers to release Margaret Hassan unharmed.
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A California woman is pleading for mercy for her ex-husband, an American who was kidnapped last month in Iraq with five other people. Susan Hallums, 52, of Corona, asked the captors of Roy Hallums, 56, to release him without harm.
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The distraught mother of a three-year-old British girl taken hostage in southern Nigeria said Saturday her captors had asked for a ransom, as security agents intensified efforts to secure the toddler&#39;s release.
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LIVERPOOL, England  - News that a female weapons  scientist might be freed in Iraq gave hope to the family of a  British hostage on Wednesday, after his captors said they had  beheaded the second of two Americans being held with him.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the broadcast of a videotape that showed a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life.    The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene...
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The husband of charity chief Margaret Hassan, kidnapped at gunpoint in Baghdad, has made an emotional plea for her release. &quot;I would like to tell the kidnappers that we are in the holy month of Ramadan and
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The family of a British hostage in Iraq  renew appeals for authorities to negotiate with the  kidnappers.