French hostages freed
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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been released, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said. &quot;I have the profound joy of announcing that Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot have
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A French negotiator said on Tuesday he met two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq and that an agreement had been reached to free them soon.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two French journalists who were kidnapped by a radical Islamic group in Iraq four months ago were released Tuesday, Al-Jazeera television network reported.
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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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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan were freed unharmed Tuesday, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets
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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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All the three UN hostages were released unharmed and without any deal with the hostage takers, Afghan Interior Minister announced here Tuesday.
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Two French journalists freed from a  four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq finally found total freedom  on Thursday after being held for a day following their return  home to be debriefed by France's DSGE intelligence service.
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Two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago have been released and two French journalists are set to be freed in 48 hours, according to officials.
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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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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were handed over to intermediaries yesterday, raising hopes that they would soon be freed.
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BAGHDAD -- Kidnappers in Iraq freed seven hostages yesterday, releasing two female Italian aid workers who were abducted from their home three weeks ago, two of the women's Iraqi colleagues and three Egyptian employees of a local cell phone company.
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Four months of quiet negotiations by France and several Arab countries paid off yesterday with the release of two French journalists kidnapped by an Iraqi extremist group in August.
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Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home Wednesday to a tearful welcome from their families, ending a four-month drama that had gripped this country, which had opposed the war.
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Three foreign UN workers taken hostage last month in Afghanistan are released, officials say.
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France said on Monday there were indications that two French hostages held in Iraq will be freed and a Muslim negotiator said talks over their release were in the "delivery phase."
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Three international workers held hostage in Afghanistan&#39;s capital, Kabul, for almost a month were freed today, the United Nations said.