Ex-hostages in Iraq opt for forgiveness
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Iraqi suspects await trial, but the Christian Peacemaker Teams say they oppose harsh punishments.
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The two Italian hostages recently released by captors in Iraq have stirred anger among some with their criticism of the country's participation in the war.
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Freed American hostage Micah Garen says he wants to stay in Iraq to complete a documentary on the looting of Iraq&#39;s archaeological sites.
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Suspected Iraqi insurgents have demanded the release of Abu Ghraib prisoners and a huge ransom in exchange for the freedom of an American and a Filipino taken hostage last week in Baghdad, Philippine officials said Tuesday.
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The youth minister who confessed to a 1994 killing is being widely forgiven by members of his former congregation, who say they admire his courage in finally surrendering to police.
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Two French journalists freed in Iraq after being held hostage for four months are expected back in Paris today. The French Defence Ministry said an air force plane would collect the two men, Christian Chesnot
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Simona Torretta and Simona Pari, the two Italian aid workers who were welcomed by cheering crowds in Rome last week after being released by their Iraqi kidnappers, have announced their intention of returning to Iraq.
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National joy in Italy at the safe return  of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq gave way in some  quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid a ransom  for the women's freedom.
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A German who says he was kidnapped three years ago, held by the CIA and tortured for months in Afghanistan personally sought an apology on Wednesday and an explanation for his arrest.
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Prime Minister Maliki scales back a proposal to forgive insurgents. Here's what he is and isn't offering
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Rome - One of two Italian women released after three weeks captivity in Iraq said she was ready to go back to the war-wracked country to continue her aid work, and told of being given sweets by her kidnappers as a farewell gift.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants released seven foreign hostages Wednesday after their employer paid $500,000 ransom, while France mustered support from Muslims at home and abroad to push for the release of two French journalists still held captive in Iraq.    The U.S...
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Iraq&#39;s justice minister last night pledged to release one high-profile Iraqi woman prisoner and to consider the release of a second in a last-minute concession that may save the life of the British kidnap victim Kenneth Bigley.
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The Irish Republican Army apologized for abducting and killing a Belfast teenager 31 years ago, a gesture that might signal the outlawed group's willingness to tell the truth about other murders.
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The families of five British men taken prisoner in Iraq in May have appealed to their captors to release them.
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One of the two freed Italian aid workers said Wednesday that their abductors in Iraq taught them about Islam and reassured them they wouldn't die. While the women rested with their families after a joyous reunion, questions were raised whether a &#36;1 million ransom had been paid to secure their freedom.
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Two of the three hostages being held by militants in Afghanistan have been allowed to call home, an Afghan presidential spokesman said.