Hopes rise for French hostages
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Hopes that the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq could be freed soon rise following reports they have been transferred to guerrillas willing to negotiate their release.
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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 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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Two French hostages in Iraq could be freed by the end of the week if US forces open a &quot;security corridor&quot; to allow their captors to free them, an adviser to a self-appointed French negotiator said on Wednesday.
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DUBAI/PARIS  - Hopes that Islamic militants will  soon free two French hostages in Iraq rose on Friday, despite  confusion over which group is now holding them.
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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq could be freed by the end of this week if U.S. forces open a security corridor to secure their release, an aide to a French mediator told Reuters on Wednesday.
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France says it is willing to take in Colombian Farc rebels if they are freed in exchange for hostages.
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Two French officials met with the leader of a Sunni Muslim religious group Tuesday, saying they had re-established &#39;&#39;the thread of contact&#39;&#39; they hoped would lead to the release of two French hostages.
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As France awaits word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials have made it clear that they expect to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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Defense minister believes two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq are in good health, their release is possible. PARIS - France on Monday urged patience and caution as the country awaited word about two French
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Mediators trying to help China win the release of eight of its nationals being held hostage in Iraq are optimistic of success, as the deadline for the captives' execution approaches.
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Paris 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 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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The French foreign minister was expected Sunday to begin negotiations for the release of two journalists taken hostage in Iraq. President Jacques Chirac confirmed Sunday he
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The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
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The French government's appeal set in motion a swell of solidarity unseen in previous hostage dramas in Iraq.
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Officials in Paris reiterated its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.