UK rules out hostage negotiations
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Britain says it will not bargain with Iraqi militants holding a UK man, after he made a video plea to Tony Blair.
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The government is ready to listen to a message from the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley but will not enter into negotiations with them, the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said today.
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Britain yesterday ruled out negotiating with the abductors of a Briton in Iraq, despite a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
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The interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi refused to abide by the demands of the kidnappers of the British hostage Margaret Hassan who is threatened to be killed unless the British government withdraw its forces from Iraq.
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The Afghan government denied making a deal with the kidnappers who released three UN hostages after four weeks in captivity yesterday.
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Iraq is doing all it can to secure the  release of a British and two U.S. hostages but will not give in  to demands or negotiate with terrorists, Foreign Minister  Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.
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The Foreign Office has refused to discuss reports that Iraq hostage Ken Bigley managed to escape briefly before being recaptured and beheaded.
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A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday deals should not be done with hostage-takers ahead of the latest deadline set by Afghan Islamic militants who have threatened to kill three kidnapped U.N. workers.
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A UK foreign minister insists that Britain does not want its diplomatic dispute with Russia to go "any wider".
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Militants holding Alan Johnston says he will not be freed until their demands are met.
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Britain is ruling out negotiations with the captors of Kenneth Bigley, the only surviving member of the trio of American and British contractors taken hostage in Iraq last week.
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A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday  deals should not be done with hostage-takers ahead of the  latest deadline set by Afghan Islamic militants who have  threatened to kill three kidnapped U.N. workers.
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The deadline set by hostage-takers holding a Briton in Iraq has passed without any further word from them.
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US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says in Kabul there should be no talks with kidnappers of three UN workers.
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LONDON The British government won&#39;t pay a ransom or meet any political demands to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq.
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Security forces are not planning to use force to end a school siege in southern Russia where an armed group has taken hundreds of hostages, a regional leader said on Friday.
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An Afghan militant group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners said it was involved in negotiations through a mediator but denied extending the Wednesday deadline for their execution.