2 French Hostages Said Close to Release
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An unofficial French negotiator told a radio station Friday that two journalists held for more than a month in Iraq could be released within hours.
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France says it still hopes two French hostages in Iraq will be freed, although its foreign minister has returned from a Middle East mission empty-handed without securing their release.
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The two French journalists, who have been held hostage for 4 months in Iraq, have been freed. French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin made the announcement to the Senate who responded to the news with applause.
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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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BAGHDAD/PARIS  - France said Friday two French  hostages held in Iraq were being well treated but there were  hurdles to overcome to secure their release.
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A statement purported to be from the kidnappers of two French journalists says they are to announce their fate - adding they did not hand the men to another group.
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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 said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.
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The French government and Muslim community in France requested the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV broadcast video of the hostages and disclosed the names of the
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Two French hostages held in Iraq are being well treated but there are hurdles to overcome to secure their release, officials said.
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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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BAGHDAD  - A French national who claims he has secured a deal for the release of two French reporters kidnapped in Iraq last month said Wednesday he is waiting for a US authorization to extract the pair by air.
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PETER CAVE: There&#39;s also been some good news out of Iraq today. Two French journalists held hostage there for four months have been freed.
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THE two French journalists freed by insurgents in Iraq after four months as hostages &quot;are now on their way to Paris&quot;, President Jacques Chirac said today.
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PARIS  - Two French journalists freed in Iraq headed for home and a rapturous welcome at the end of a four-month hostage ordeal as the government in Paris insisted no ransom was paid to secure their freedom.
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Taliban-linked kidnappers of three UN election workers, including a British woman, claimed today that a deal could be close for their release.
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Seven hostages, including two Italian aid workers, were released by two different groups yesterday. It was the second day in a row that foreign hostages were freed, raising hopes for at least 18 others still in captivity.