France skeptical of new conditions for release of hostages
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The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
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Confusion surrounded the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a new purported statement from the kidnappers denied they had demanded a $5 million ransom or set a 48-hour deadline.
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PARIS Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin of France said Sunday that he was unable to confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to a militant group called the Islamic Army in Iraq that said it was releasing two French hostages, on condition
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France has said it is confident that two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be released, despite continuing uncertainty about their fate.
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The French government believes that two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq may have been taken to Syria with the connivance of authorities in Damascus.
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France says it does not yet know whether a French female journalist missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday has been taken hostage, and has urged journalists not to travel to Iraq.
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France redoubled its diplomatic efforts  on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq  ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the  Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.
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The French government have held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq amid growing uncertainty over whether their
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French President Jacques Chirac said Friday there was "no reason" to give up hope that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August will be released.
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The kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq has injected new tension into France&#39;s debate over banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping for a smooth start to the school year this week.
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France remained hopeful on Sunday that two French hostages in Iraq would be freed and a religious fatwa issued in Iraq demanded their release.
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France on Monday vowed not to yield to Islamic militants holding two journalists hostage in Iraq, pledging to implement a ban on headscarves in state schools this week despite threats by the kidnappers.
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France has scrambled to secure the freedom of two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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An anxious French government accelerated its diplomatic bid to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq on Tuesday as a fresh kidnapper deadline neared for Paris to scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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France redoubled its diplomatic efforts on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.
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France says two journalists captured in Iraq are thought to be alive but there is no news on other captives.
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The French prime minister urges caution over reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may be freed.