Catholic Archbishop Kidnapped in Iraq Freed
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The Syrian Catholic archbishop of Mosul was freed today, a day after his abduction in Iraq, according to reports from the Vatican. But with Iraq's first election just 12 days away, violence aimed at derailing the process continued today.
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WARSAW -- A Polish woman kidnapped in Iraq last month has been freed and flown to Poland and said she was treated well, raising hopes for other foreign hostages.
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A Bangladeshi and a Sri Lankan held hostage in Iraq have been released, their governments say.
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A Polish woman kidnapped in Iraq last  month has been freed and flown to Poland and said she was  treated well, raising hopes for other foreign hostages.
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A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq since mid-October has been freed, says the Polish prime minister.
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A German woman held hostage with her son in Iraq has been freed, the German foreign minister says.
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MOSUL/VATICAN CITY  - The Iraqi Catholic  archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the  Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded  an act of terrorism.
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BAGHDAD: Two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad three weeks ago were released yesterday along with two Iraqi colleagues, making at least 10 the number of people freed in 24 hours.
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Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were freed Tuesday after three weeks of captivity in Iraq, and six other hostages in the country were also released.
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Charity Care International says its British-born head of operations in Iraq has been kidnapped in Baghdad. A spokeswoman told Reuters that Margaret Hassan, who has been working for the charity
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TEHRAN (MNA) -- Iranian diplomat Fereidun Jahani who was kidnapped in Iraq was freed Monday and is safe in the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministry Press Department announced in a press release on Monday.
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An Italian aid worker abducted in the Philippines was released unharmed early Wednesday, the military said.
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Iraqi police freed a Jordanian hostage in a raid south of Baghdad on Tuesday, detaining three men believed to have played a role in the kidnapping, a police spokesman said.
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An Iranian diplomat was freed in Iraq on Monday after a 55-day hostage ordeal at the hands of the same Islamic militants holding two French newsmen.
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An Italian priest kidnapped almost six weeks ago in the Philippines by Islamic militants was released unharmed early Friday, the Italian prime minister and officials here said.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago along with two Iraqi colleagues were released on Tuesday and are safe and well, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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An Italian volunteer worker kidnapped by an unidentified group in the southern Philippines hasbeen released, the Philippine military said Wednesday.