Hostage agony takes toll on family
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Desperate but unanswered pleas to release a British hostage threatened with death in Iraq have taken their toll on his family and put pressure on UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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The family of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley has thanked people for support and prayers in their ordeal.
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The family of Margaret Hassan, director of CARE International in Iraq, said their hearts were broken Tuesday after hearing of her apparent death at the hands of her captors.
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A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held ...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.    There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers...
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THE family of a British engineer kidnapped in Iraq by gunmen last night begged for his release. Relatives of 62-year-old Ken Bigley said they were struggling to understand why the dad-of-one was targeted along with two Americans.
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The family of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq made a final desperate appeal to his captors to &quot;be merciful&quot;, as hopes for his safe release started to fade.
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THE family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker abducted in Iraq, was increasingly concerned about her fate last night after the kidnappersâ ultimatum expired.
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All people have tried to keep children out of harm&#39;s way because they represent the future. But the hostage-takers shattered the futures of so many children.
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The family of a Canadian woman held hostage for 16 days in Iraq is offering new details into her ordeal. Roxanne Yamulky says her sister, Fairuz, was held for ransom before escaping with the help of an Iraqi national.
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The native city of British hostage Kenneth Bigley observed a day of mourning as his family struggled to come to terms with his execution.
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While dozens of their neighbors gathered for an emotional prayer vigil, the family of an American construction worker who was abducted and slain in Iraq said Monday they were praying for the remaining hostages and their families.
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THE family of murdered British hostage Ken Bigley faced new anguish today with a sickening video of his beheading being shown on the internet.
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The family of hostage Kenneth Bigley are appealing for his release in Iraq as the threat of execution hangs over him. Mr Bigley and two Americans were seized in Baghdad on Thursday and threatened with death unless their abductors&#39; demands were met.
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The family of Iraq hostage Margaret Hassan faced an anxious wait today after her kidnappers threatened to hand her over to murderous Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if their demands were not met within 48 hours.
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BESLAN, Russia - Camouflage-clad commandos carried crying babies away from a school where gunmen holding hundreds of hostages freed at least 26 women and children Thursday during a second day of high drama that kept crowds of distraught relatives on edge.    Men and women wept with disappointment or hugged each other with relief as a man read the names of the freed hostages over a loudspeaker...
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BAGHDAD The families of an American and a British engineer being held hostage by a militant group pleaded Tuesday for officials to help get the men released hours after the group beheaded an American.