French newsman freed in Somalia
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French journalist Gwen Le Gouil, seized by gunmen in Somalia's breakaway Puntland state, is freed, say officials.
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Journalist held hostage in Gaza for almost four months, has been released, BBC confirms.
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Two French journalists freed from a  four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq finally found total freedom  on Thursday after being held for a day following their return  home to be debriefed by France's DSGE intelligence service.
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PARIS -- Two French journalists released by militants in Iraq returned to a jubilant France yesterday and described a four-month ordeal during which masked gunmen shuttled them among five hide-outs and interrogated them at length as combat thundered nearby.
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The Somali government on Tuesday released a U.N. food official held for nearly a week after dozens of intelligence officers stormed the world body's compound in Mogadishu, a witness said.
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U.S. journalist Paul Salopek arrived  in Khartoum on Saturday after being released from jail in  Sudan's Darfur region where he had been charged with espionage  and publishing false information.
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Three Afghanistan aid workers abducted in April with two French colleagues are set free, the Taleban says.
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The two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for 124 days and freed on Tuesday arrived at about 1730 GMT Wednesday at the Villacoublay military airbase near Paris,where French president greeted them in the drizzle.
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The French government announced yesterday the release of its two journalists Christian Shino and George Malbrono, who were kidnapped in Iraq in August.
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A German tourist who was arrested with a Frenchman after their boat allegedly strayed into Iranian waters has been freed from prison in Iran's capital, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday.
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Two French TV journalists are released on bail from prison in Niger and will return to their home country, France says.
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A French-American reporter is released by kidnappers in Iraq but three European journalists remain missing.
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American journalist Paul Salopek was released Saturday from a prison in the war-torn Darfur region where he was held for more than a month on espionage charges, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Yemeni tribesmen released four French  tourists on Monday who they had held hostage for more than two  weeks, government officials said.
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Taliban militants have freed three Afghans abducted with two French colleagues nearly two months ago, their aid group and a spokesman for the extremist movement said Sunday.
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Two French journalists freed after a  4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq returned home to a heroes'  welcome on Wednesday as a relieved government basked in  national joy at their release.
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The two French journalists, who have been held hostage for 4 months in Iraq, have been freed. French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin made the announcement to the Senate who responded to the news with applause.