Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day
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Thousands of BBC staff are to observe a vigil marking 100 days since reporter Alan Johnston was seized in Gaza.
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Mr Hussain and his brother Amjad will address the meeting A British organisation which championed his fight for freedom at an event in ... via BBC
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The first night after he was snatched in Gaza nearly four months ago, BBC reporter Alan Johnston feared he was about to die. The kidnappers' masked leader appeared in the doorway, and moments later the prisoner was handcuffed, hooded and taken outside.
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Award-winning BBC journalist Alan Johnston marks 100 days in the captivity of Palestinian extremists in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as colleagues hold vigils for his release around the world.
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BAGHDAD - British aid worker Margaret Hassanâs kidnapping has stirred up debate on Islamist Web sites, with many contributors urging that her life be spared given her decades-long service to the Iraqi people.
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Thailand is in shock after 78 arrested Muslims died in overloaded army trucks after a protest turned violent. The BBC&#39;s Tony Cheng has visited the camp where more than 1,000 survivors of the journey are still being held.
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The chorus of pleas for hostage Ken Bigley&#39;s freedom have yet again been met with deafening silence as the Briton&#39;s kidnap ordeal in Iraq enters its 11th day.
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A delegation of prominent British Muslims was expected in Baghdad today as frantic last-ditch efforts to save the life of Ken Bigley, the 62-year-old engineer seized by Islamic militants in the city 10 days ago, reached a climax.
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Hamas said on Wednesday it was working to secure the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who has now been held hostage for 100 days by Palestinian extremists in the Gaza Strip.
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Several thousand people marched in a candlelight vigil in Rome Friday, calling for the release of two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq.
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Activists are calling for a vigil to draw attention to Saudi Arabian blogger Fouad Al-Farhan, imprisoned since December.
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- LONDON -- Britain went into mourning Friday for its first hostage killed in Iraq after the family of Kenneth Bigley confirmed that he had been executed after 22 days in the captivity of a ruthless extremist gang.
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&quot;Please help me. These may be my last hours.&quot; Margaret Hassan shown in a video pleading for a change in British policy. Photo: Reuters.
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Figures from radio, theatre and television attend a memorial service for the late broadcaster Ned Sherrin.
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Charity workers were still facing an agonising wait for news of Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan tonight after a televised plea to her kidnappers was met with silence.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 23. - Authorities insisted they wonât give in to militantsâ demands to free women Iraqi prisoners despite the broadcast of a videotape that showed a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life.