France Hopeful Over Hostages, Barnier Flies Home
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier  flew back to Paris from Jordan on Saturday to brief President  Jacques Chirac on efforts to save two French hostages in Iraq  amid hopes they will soon be freed.
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Two French journalists freed from a four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq came home Wednesday, saying they had feared for their lives sometimes
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Two French journalists freed after four months held hostage in Iraq are set for an emotional welcome back home.
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A WAVE of relief swept France last night after the Government confirmed the release of two French reporters held hostage by Islamic extremists in Iraq since August 20.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier returned to Pairs from Amman on Saturday evening after hisMiddle East tour to gain the release of two French journalists, still held in hostage in Iraq, French radio RFI reported.
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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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France was torn between hope and doubt  about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported  French negotiator announced their imminent release but  officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
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in Paris as the relieved government basks in a national wave of joy at their safe release. military airport outside the capital on Wednesday one day after they were freed by Iraqi militants.
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Two French journalists freed after being held hostage in Iraq for four months returned to Paris on Wednesday and had an emotional reunion with their families, while telling of their &quot;very difficult&quot; time in captivity.
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Two French journalists freed after a  4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq returned to a heroes' welcome in  Paris on Wednesday as the relieved government basked in a  national wave of joy at their safe release.
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France said on Monday there were indications that two French hostages held in Iraq will be freed and a Muslim negotiator said talks over their release were in the "delivery phase."
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France said on Sunday it still hopes two  French hostages in Iraq will be freed, although its foreign  minister returned from a Middle East mission empty-handed  without securing their release.
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France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his ...
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Officials in Paris reiterated its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
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Signs suggest hope for a possible release of the two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Saturday.
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PARIS - Two French journalists freed after being held captive in Iraq arrived in Paris Wednesday, saying they never lost hope during their four-month ordeal.
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France says it still hopes two French hostages in Iraq will be freed, although its foreign minister has returned from a Middle East mission empty-handed without securing their release.