Europeans freed in Niger Delta
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Three European hostages abducted three weeks ago from a bar in Nigeria's oil-rich south are freed.
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Four American hostages taken from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region were released on Wednesday after three weeks in captivity, authorities said.
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YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Nigerian militants freed 12 foreign hostages in the oil producing Niger Delta on Monday as a prelude to peace talks with the incoming government of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
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Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24 Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta since January 20, the men's employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday.
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Five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released and are in good health, British foreign minister Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday.
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Kidnappers in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta have released an American engineer and his Nigerian driver held captive since January 23, authorities said on Sunday.
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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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Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq have been released and handed over to French authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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All seven foreign hostages seized by gunmen from an offshore Nigerian oil field were released on Monday after two days in captivity, a state government spokesman said.
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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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Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
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Four French tourists kidnapped in Yemen were freed Monday after more than two weeks in captivity, the French foreign minister said.
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Five Europeans abducted almost two weeks ago in one of Ethiopia's most remote, inhospitable regions were released Tuesday and are in good health, the British government said.
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Nigerian kidnappers have released six  hostages seized on October 26 from an Italian offshore oil  production facility, private security contractors working for  oil companies said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian militants freed 12  foreign hostages and one Nigerian in the oil-producing Niger  Delta on Monday as a prelude to peace talks with the incoming  government of President Umaru Yar&#39;Adua.
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A group of 24 Filipino seamen held hostage in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region are freed after weeks in captivity.
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Nine Chinese workers kidnapped from the offices of a Chinese oil firm in Nigeria's Delta region are released.