French Hostages Return Home, Paris Says No Ransom
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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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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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PARIS - Millions of French students returned to school Thursday as a new law banning Islamic head scarves from classrooms goes into effect amid demands by Islamic radicals holding two French hostages in Iraq that the law be scrapped.    Muslim leaders in France, who had largely opposed the law, urged calm for the return to class...
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Two French journalists were freed in Iraq Tuesday, ending a 4-month hostage ordeal at the hands of Islamic militants that had shocked France and embarrassed President Jacques Chirac&#39;s government.
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There is only one story for the entire French media on Wednesday - the release and return home of the French hostages Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants released seven foreign hostages Wednesday after their employer paid $500,000 ransom, while France mustered support from Muslims at home and abroad to push for the release of two French journalists still held captive in Iraq.    The U.S...
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France rejoiced on Tuesday night as two of its journalists, who had been held hostage in Iraq, were released after 124 days in captivity.
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TWO French journalists returned to a heroâs welcome last night after 124 days in captivity in Iraq and explained how they saved their lives by convincing their kidnappers they were not Americans but French, and friends of Iraq.
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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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Safely home in Italy, two women aid  workers spoke of returning to Iraq on Wednesday despite a  three-week hostage ordeal as their overjoyed nation shrugged  off reports that a ransom was paid to free them.
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Paris did not pay a ransom to secure the  release of two French journalists freed by Islamic militants in  Iraq, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told party  leaders Wednesday.
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Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home, describing a harrowing four-month ordeal during which they feared for their lives but never lost hope.
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When four Frenchmen returned home after more than two years in the Guantanamo netherworld, they expected some questions, followed by freedom and an apology.
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Two French journalists freed after being held hostage in Iraq for four months returned to Paris on Wednesday and had an emotional reunion with their families, while telling of their &quot;very difficult&quot; time in captivity.
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Nineteen South Korean Christian  volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six  weeks returned home on Sunday, thanking their government for  winning their release.
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Two French reporters who were released after being held hostage for four months in Iraq are expected to return home on Wednesday to a hero&#39;s welcome.
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Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.