Iraqis could mediate Bigley release-paper
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An Iraqi insurgent group is expected to start mediating with the captors of British hostage Kenneth Bigley for his possible release, a Kuwaiti newspaper says, citing militant sources.
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IRAQ - A group of prominent British Muslims has arrived in Kuwait en route to Baghdad to plead for the release of British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
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NEGOTIATIONS for the release of Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley are to begin between his captors and militants acting as intermediaries, it was claimed last night.
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British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared  in a video tape aired on Wednesday, pleading with Prime  Minister Tony Blair to meet the demands of his captors in Iraq  to release Iraqi women prisoners.
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Britain made an impassioned plea to Iraqis for information on the whereabouts of the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, still missing more than one week after he was beheaded.
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The leader of the radical Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun today said that extremists held in Britain - such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza â-hould be released in exchange for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq if they made contact with his government.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of hostage Kenneth Bigley, being held in Iraq, if they made contact with his government.
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Ireland has issued a passport to British hostage Kenneth Bigley in the hopes it will help secure his release in Iraq. &quot;Mr. Kenneth Bigley&#39;s family has asked for an Irish passport to
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Ireland has granted British hostage Ken Bigley a passport following calls from his family who hope that stressing his Irish connections will persuade his kidnappers in Iraq to release him.
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An Arabic-language news channel has broadcast a video of Kenneth Bigley, the British contractor kidnapped in Iraq two weeks ago, in which he urges UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to work for his release.
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The British government is ready to listen Ken Bigleyâs kidnappers but will not enter into negotiations with them for the hostageâs release, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in Baghdad today.
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The government said it was trying to make contact with Islamists holding Liverpudlian Ken Bigley hostage in Iraq and to authenticate Internet messages announcing his imminent release.
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Paul Bigley, brother of Kenneth Bigley who is being held hostage by militants in Iraq, called on British Prime Minister Tony Blair Monday to step up efforts to win the release
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THE younger brother of Ken Bigley, the British hostage held in Iraq, said today he believed the engineer had been handed over to a &quot;more moderate gang&quot; that would be more likely to free him.
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Britain is ruling out negotiations with the captors of Kenneth Bigley, the only surviving member of the trio of American and British contractors taken hostage in Iraq last week.