&#39;Sweet&#39; memories could lure hostage back
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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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UK hostage Kenneth Bigley, who&#39;s been held in Iraq since Sept. 16, has been handed over to a new group who may want a ransom in return for his freedom, Bigley&#39;s brother Paul said in an interview on Sky News.
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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 brother of Ken Bigley said yesterday that he had a &quot;gut feeling&quot; the British hostage had been handed over to a more moderate group in Iraq.
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THE family of a British engineer kidnapped in Iraq by gunmen last night begged for his release. Relatives of 62-year-old Ken Bigley said they were struggling to understand why the dad-of-one was targeted along with two Americans.
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A kidnapped UN worker may have been allowed to contact her family in NI, reports from Afghanistan suggest.
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The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq &#151; capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life &#151; have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and revived a classic dilemma about whether to negotiate with terrorists.
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The family of a British hostage in Iraq  renew appeals for authorities to negotiate with the  kidnappers.
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Euphoria still lingers in the air after the triumphant homecoming of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq. But concern intensified
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Baghdad - British hostage Ken Bigley has renewed his plea to Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers&#39; demands. The plea was made in a video clip broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV on Wednesday.
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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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Iraq kidnap victim Margaret Hassan&#39;s three sisters, from left to right: Catherine Fitzsimons, Deidre Fitzsimons and Geraldine Fitzsimons make a statement to the media in Dublin Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.
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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 Sri Lankan truck driver held hostage by militants in Iraq for six weeks was reunited with his wife and three sons on Sunday, saying he had been beaten up at first but was then treated "very well".
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The brother of Briton Kenneth Bigley who has been held hostage in Iraq said Monday that the hostage might have been handed over to a group which was preparing to make a ransom demand.
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A Polish woman hostage abducted in Iraq more than three weeks ago was back home after being released by her captors who she said had treated her well.
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In Iraq, where the kidnapping of foreign nationals has become more and more frequent, several recent examples indicate that governments are willing to pay up or offer political concessions to secure the release ...