2 hostages executed, militants say
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BAGHDADâA militant group has claimed to have killed two hostages, one a Turk and the other an Iraqi who was a longtime resident in Italy, the Arab news network Al-Jazeera reported yesterday.
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A militant group called the Army of Ansar al-Sunna said today that it had executed 11 Iraqi security officers taken hostage south of Baghdad, accusing them of supporting foreign forces occupying Iraq.
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A militant group in Iraq said it had killed two Macedonian hostages it accused of spying for the United States, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported Monday.
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An Islamist Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages &#151; one a Kurdish translator and the other a Turkish contractor wearing a badge of the Titan security company.
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Militants behead at least four security officials taken hostage in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Arabic language al-Jazeera television is reporting that militants in Iraq have taken 10 more people hostage. Video footage broadcast Thursday shows three hostages, who were not identified, and two masked men pointing guns at the captives.
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A group linked to al-Qaida and led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said yesterday that it had killed the second of two American hostages that it kidnapped last week.
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In a second claim in 24 hours, a militant group claimed on the Internet today to have killed two Italian women hostages in Iraq. The claim to have beheaded Simona Pari and Simona Torretta could not be verified immediately.
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Militants beheaded an American in Iraq  and said two fellow civilian hostages would meet the same fate  within 24 hours if Washington failed to accept their demands.
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Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD &#8212; Militants said Tuesday that they had beheaded a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British captive, increasing pressure on President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to confront a recent wave of kidnappings of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.
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Suspected militants kill two people in southern Thailand, ahead of a Thailand-Malaysia annual meeting.
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An Islamic Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages - one a Turkish contractor and the other an Iraqi Kurdish translator wearing a badge of the Titan security company.
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An Islamist Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages one a Kurdish translator and the other a Turkish contractor wearing a badge of the Titan security company.
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BAGHDAD - A militant Islamic group has killed three hostages in Iraq, a video posted on its website shows. The three men, identified as members of an Iraqi Kurdish group, were killed for helping the Americans, a statement accompanying the tape said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq According to Arab TV, Iraqi militants say they&#39;ve killed two Macedonian hostages. Al-Jazeera broadcast a videotape showing the two men holding identification.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq, Oct 8 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Militants executed British hostage Kenneth Bigley, it was announced, bringing a tragic end to a three-week ordeal, while US planes bombed a suspected hideout of another militant blamed for beheading several
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An Islamist group in Iraq said it had killed two female Italian hostages in a statement posted on an Internet site, but the women's employers in Italy said on Thursday they had not given up hope.