Concern for Italy hostages grows
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Concern mounts for the two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq, with no word so far from the group that seized them.
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National joy in Italy at the safe return of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq gave way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid a ransom for the women's freedom.
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Only two weeks after the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi scrambled to respond to the abduction of two Italian women aid workers in Baghdad.
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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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ROME: The killing of the second Italian hostage in Iraq in four months has horrified a nation and fuelled debate Friday over Italy&#39;s role in the war-torn country.
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The release of two Italian aid workers  in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but  reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the  burgeoning hostage crisis.
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An anguished nation clung to hope Thursday that two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq were still alive, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government urged caution in assessing two separate Internet statements claiming that the women had been killed.
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Italian newspapers reacted with shock and revulsion at the execution of journalist Enzo Baldoni by his kidnappers in Iraq, following Rome's refusal to withdraw its troops from the country.
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A British hostage in Iraq pleaded for  his life on Wednesday, but two Italian women held by another  group were reported to have been killed.
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The government in Rome, which was criticised for not doing enough to save the life of an Italian journalist held hostage in Iraq last month, was swift to react to the kidnapping there of two Italian women aid workers.
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Iraqi colleagues of the kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are deeply worried that Tony Blair&#39;s repeated pledges to save her may be putting her life in more danger.
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Italy and the Netherlands are the latest countries purportedly threatened by an Islamic militant group.
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Italians celebrated the freedom Wednesday of two women aid workers held captive in Iraq for three weeks, but the nationwide joy was diluted by questions about whether a ransom was paid, a capitulation to ...
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Italy's foreign minister said he was still hopeful that two Italian women held hostage in Iraq would be released, as a purported ultimatum by the kidnappers was about to expire.
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:Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of its hostage in Iraq, while the government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.
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Japan grew more worried on Friday about  the fate of a Japanese hostage in Iraq as time passed after the  expiry of deadline set by his captors to behead him unless  Tokyo withdrew its troops.
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Italy's small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.