Blair Supports French Efforts To Free Hostages In Iraq
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday expressed strong support with French efforts to win the release of two Frenchmen held hostage in Iraq.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain's Tony Blair appealed  Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make  contact -- but ruled out doing deals as domestic divisions over  the war continued to dog the prime minister.
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Sarkozy is ready to endorse Blair's demands in Europe - a move that may finally pave the way for agreement on replacing its constitution.
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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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A British hostage in Iraq has again appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help free him. The videotape aired on Wednesday left his family relieved
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier visited Jordan and Egypt to win support for the release of two French hostages in Iraq, Agence France-Presse said.
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A French negotiator said on Tuesday he met two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq and that an agreement had been reached to free them soon.
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The French prime minister urges caution over reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may be freed.
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French President Jacques Chirac says Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq.
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The brother of a British engineer kidnapped in Iraq said he was encouraged by the release of two Italian aid workers held hostage in the country for three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was
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Hopes that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq rose on Friday, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.
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The French Foreign Minister has called for the release of two French journalists being held hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Iraq.
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Jordan pledged Tuesday to help France secure the release of two journalists held hostage in Iraq, who are facing the imminent expiry of an ultimatum by their Islamic kidnappers.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his Government is making every effort to secure the release of Ken Bigley, who is being held in Iraq.
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PARIS - As France awaited word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials made clear that they expected to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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DUBAI/LONDON  - A British hostage in Iraq appealed  to Tony Blair to help free him in a new videotape aired on  Wednesday that left his family relieved Kenneth Bigley was  alive but appalled to see him caged and in distress.
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French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained Thursday that relations between their countries were not strained by their disagreements over the Iraq war, as evidenced by their cooperation on a number of international