Britain Stands Firm as Iraq Hostage Pleads for Life
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The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message from the hostage pleading for his life.
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Iraqis have distributed 50,000 pamphlets in Baghdad, pleading for the life of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, whose two United States colleagues have been beheaded by his captors, a British source said last night.
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The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad is looking increasingly perilous after his captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.
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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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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.    The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene...
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Iraq today ruled out concessions to kidnappers threatening to murder British hostage Kenneth Bigley and two American colleagues within 24 hours.
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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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London, Sept. 30 (NNN) : Britain says it is doing everything it can to secure the release in Iraq of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley.
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LONDON -- The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a Briton held hostage in Iraq, said yesterday he had been told the captive was still alive, a contention echoed by the leader of a London-based Islamic centre.
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- The family of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq made a final desperate appeal to his captors Thursday to &quot;be merciful&quot;, as hopes for his safe release started to fade.
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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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LIVERPOOL, England  - Britain ruled out  negotiations with the abductors of a British hostage in Iraq on  Thursday after a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
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: With time running out to save a British hostage in Iraq, US officials said today they were not about to free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaida ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
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Hopes For the release of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad were fading last night after the Iraqi Foreign Minister said his government would not bow to the kidnappers' demands.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact but  ruled out doing a deal as Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to  shift the country's focus off the divisive war.
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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