Letter from captive Israeli soldier given to family
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A letter written by abducted Israeli   soldier Gilad Shalit was given to his family by Gaza militants   in a potential breakthrough after nearly three months in   captivity, a source involved in the talks said on Friday.
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An Israeli ministerial committee has approved the release, which the Israeli Cabinet approved last week. It&#39;s part of a promise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made to Egypt&#39;s president to win the freedom of an Israeli jailed by Egypt on espionage charges.
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Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, even as a Palestinian official gave the news a cool reception. A senior Israeli official said the release is an effort to create a spirit of reconciliation
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An Israeli soldier captured a year ago was apparently heard asking for medical treatment and urging Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, in an audio tape played on Israeli television on Monday.
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More than 100,000 leaflets, each containing a personal plea from the family of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley, have been distributed in Baghdad.
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The gunman who held several students hostage in a Colorado high school sent relatives a letter the day before, apologizing for the action that would take place.
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Reader Sameer Shaikh sends us a picture.
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In a letter to the troops, Israel's military chief acknowledged publicly for the first time Thursday that there were shortcomings in the military's performance during the recent fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
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Israeli officials Wednesday said that a "sign of life" had been received from Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants.
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Brother of Taliban commander killed by US claims to have received letter from al-Qaida leader.
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Israel is making progress in its efforts to secure the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, diplomatic and security officials said Sunday in the first sign from Israel that a deal could be worked out with the serviceman's captors.
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The Palestinian family of a Jordanian hostage threatened with death in Iraq appealed on Sunday for his release, saying he was a father of seven who did not collaborate with Iraq's "occupier."
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The letter to the editor was printed over nine months ago but its effect is still reverberating through Arizona. The Dec. 2 letter in the Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen made a suggestion on how to end "the horror" of American soldiers being killed in Iraq: Go to the nearest mosque and kill five Muslims.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The grandfather of an Army Reserve soldier whose platoon refused to deliver supplies in Iraq said his grandson told him yesterday that he and other soldiers had been detained by military authorities but were later released.
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THE brother of Ken Bigley, the British engineer being held hostage in Iraq, said yesterday he had received an offer of help from the family of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi.
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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 following is a translation of a letter from death row by Vicente Sanchez to his brother, Eladio, during the Spanish Civil War. His daughter, Juliana, provided The Associated Press with a copy.