Independence Day brings no joy to homes of Indian hostages in Iraq
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The parents of an Indian truck driver held hostage in Iraq vowed not to give up a hunger strike until their son was freed while their village refused to celebrate India's Independence Day in support.
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Authorities on Friday called for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, expressing hope that the kidnapping was ``a mistake&#39;&#39; since Indonesia&#39;s government never supported the war.
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The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq - capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life - have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and ...
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Kidnappings by Muslim militants have driven non-Iraqis and those working with them into hiding to a degree not experienced since the nationwide uprising in April kept most foreigners locked inside their compounds.
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The families of three Macedonians taken hostage in Iraq say they have been told they are dead.
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PARIS, Sep 8  (IPS) - The two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq more  than three weeks back are still in  captivity despite efforts by  French and Iraqi leaders to secure their freedom.
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Iraq News, DUBAI - Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has again urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and also to free Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera television reports.
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A video purporting to show the methodical, grisly killings of 12 Nepalese construction workers kidnapped in Iraq was posted Tuesday on a Web site linked to a militant group operating in Iraq.    The slayings would mark the largest number of foreign hostages killed at one time by insurgents in Iraq who have seized more than 100 hostages in recent months in their drive to destabilize the country and force coalition troops and foreign workers to withdraw...
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The family of a British civil engineer who was kidnapped while working in Iraq called on Friday for the captors to release him, stressing that they were &quot;devastated&quot; by the kidnapping.
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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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New Delhi, Aug. 27: Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company, the employers of the seven truck drivers - including three Indians â-eing held hostage for over a month, today declared that it has no presence in Iraq and appealed for their release.
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Iraqis reacted with anger and disbelief  Wednesday to news that British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret  Hassan, who worked in Iraq for decades before being kidnapped a  month ago, had been killed by her captors.
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A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq for nearly a month was terrified of being rescued by U.S. troops because she believed any military-style raid would have ended in bloodshed.
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Kidnappings by Muslim militants have driven non-Iraqis and those working with them into hiding to a degree not experienced since the nationwide uprising in April kept most foreigners locked inside their ...
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Two major UAE English language dailies described on Thursday the beheading of 12 Nepali workers in Iraq as a most reprehensible and senseless act and has no justifiable motive.
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Family members of 19 former hostages said Saturday they were worried that their loved ones would be further traumatized by public anger when they come home after six weeks of captivity in Afghanistan.