Concern grows for Italy hostages
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Concern mounts for two female Italian aid workers seized at gunpoint with two Iraqi colleagues in Baghdad.
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ROME -- Recalling the horror the nation felt when its first hostage was killed in Iraq, word that a second Italian hostage was slain brought condemnation from the pope yesterday and fueled debate over Italy's role in the war-torn country.
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The detention of several journalists traveling to and from the deadly school siege in Russia is raising new concern about press freedom in the country, media watchdogs said Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD: Iraqâs hostage crisis deepened as militants who beheaded two Americans let a Briton make a desperate videotaped plea for his life, while other extremist groups claimed on Thursday to have executed two women Italian aid workers.
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Fears grow for two Western hostages in Iraq following the beheading of their fellow captive.
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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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Recalling the horror the nation felt when its first hostage was killed in Iraq, word that a second Italian hostage was slain brought condemnation from the pope Friday and fueled debate over Italy's role in the war-torn country.
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Several hundred people have held a rally in Rome to press for the release of an Italian female journalist being held hostage in Iraq.
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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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BAGHDADâThe brother of a British hostage held by terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the United States yesterday of sabotaging efforts to save the captive&#39;s life, while the Italian government cast doubt on claims that two kidnapped Italian
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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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ROME : Italy was in shock at the killing of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return &quot;to the dark times of barbarism,&quot; but he pledged Italian troops would stay.
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One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite receiving what they called "privileged" treatment from their captors.
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DOHA: Qatar yesterday expresed sympathy with Italy and joined its leaders in calling for the release of two Italian women held hostage by kidnappers in Iraq.
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Italy reacted with horror today at the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
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An anguished nation clung to hope Thursday that two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq were still alive, as Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government urged caution in assessing two separate Internet statements claiming that the women had been killed.
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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.