France Cautious Over Report on Iraq Hostages
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The French government reacted coolly on Wednesday to a claim by a self-styled mediator that two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq could be released soon.
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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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France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
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France said on Sunday it still hopes two  French hostages in Iraq will be freed, although its foreign  minister returned from a Middle East mission empty-handed  without securing their release.
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France has criticized unofficial negotiators for complicating release efforts for two French hostages held in Iraq, the BBC reported Saturday.
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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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BAGHDAD/PARIS  - 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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Italy reacted with joy to the release  of two aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, but France's government  was cautious on Wednesday on a report that two captured French  journalists may also soon be freed.
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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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Italy has reacted with joy to the release of two aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, but France&#39;s government was cautious on a report that two captured French journalists may also soon be freed.
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The kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq has injected new tension into France'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 does not yet know whether a French female journalist missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday has been taken hostage, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier says.
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France was torn between hope and doubt  about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported  French negotiator announced their imminent release but  officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
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PARIS - As France awaited word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials made clear that they expected to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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The French Government has held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq amid growing uncertainty over whether their kidnappers have demanded a ransom.
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PARIS, Sept 29  - Paris on Wednesday remained tight-lipped about the fate of two French journalists abducted over a month ago in Iraq following the release of up to 10 hostages there, including two Italian female aid workers.
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France believes that two journalists held hostage in Iraq are still alive, but authorities have lost direct contact with their kidnappers, the foreign minister said Saturday.