France says hostages still alive
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France says two journalists captured in Iraq are thought to be alive but there is no news on other captives.
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The French government says it is cautiously confident two journalists kidnapped in Iraq will soon be released.
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq says they have proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants are alive, even though France
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France was doing everything possible to  secure the release of a woman journalist taken hostage in Iraq  last month, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday.
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Yasser Arafat remained alive but in grave condition in the intensive care unit at a military hospital here, French officials said Thursday amid increasing confusion and unconfirmed
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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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The managing editor of France's Le Figaro newspaper told a radio station Thursday that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were still believed alive, even after militants' deadline passed for Paris to ...
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier declared Monday that France&#39;s only demand until the release of its two hostages was their safety.
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A senior French official called here for patience and discretion as efforts continued to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq.
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Reports say France is still talking to the kidnappers of two reporters after a deadline for their execution expires.
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Four Britons and a Frenchwoman who disappeared in the remote Ethiopian desert more than a week ago are &quot;safe&quot; but still held by their kidnappers, Ethiopia's foreign minister said Friday.
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq - France said it had received word that two French reporters seized in Iraq were alive, and one of their employers claimed the kidnappers had handed them over to an Iraqi opposition group, raising hopes the hostages could soon be released.    Separately, two U.S...
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French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday said that France will continue to be iron-willed to oppose all forms of terrorism, hailing the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August 20.
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Officials in Paris reiterated Wednesday 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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France has said it is confident that two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be released, despite continuing uncertainty about their fate.
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PARIS, France -- The French government says it still hopes two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be freed but that it does not want to put at risk their release by talking about the issue too much.