Italian hostages released in Iraq
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Two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq for the last three weeks have been released.
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The release of two Italian women aid  workers in Iraq was greeted with joy and relief on Tuesday  following three weeks of anguish in Italy over their abduction.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with  kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, but an  abducted Briton remained under threat of death.
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Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq were released Tuesday and handed over to French authorities.
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Two Italian women held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were freed today, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy announced.
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Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq have been released and handed over to French authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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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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Nigerian kidnappers have released six hostages seized on October 26 from an Italian offshore oil production facility, private security contractors working for oil companies said on Tuesday.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with  kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, with  two French journalists also close to being freed.
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Two Iraqis abducted along with two Italian female aid workers in Baghdad have been freed along with the women, a spokesman for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Two Italian aid workers have been freed in Iraq after being held for three weeks by captors who threatened to kill them if the Italian government didn&#39;t give in to their demands.
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Iraqi kidnappers have released 10 Turkish  hostages they had held for over a month after their Turkish  employer said it would leave Iraq, Al Jazeera television said  on Sunday.
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BAGHDAD, 11 September 2004 - Militants yesterday gave Italy 48 hours to free Muslim women prisoners in Iraq in exchange for two Italian aid workers as the interim Iraqi president promised to do all he could to win the release of the duo.
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Two Italian women held for three weeks in Baghdad were freed Tuesday, amid reports that a million-dollar ransom had been paid. Italian Prime Minister
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Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
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ROME (CBS) The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian hostages were released Tuesday in Iraq. Italian news reports said Premier Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the release.
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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.