Rebels threaten to kill kidnapped election workers
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A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban
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Militants holding three foreign United Nations workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them by Wednesday (November 3) if the government does not convince the United States to release all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners.
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Gun-wielding militia commanders seeking to intimidate voters pose a far greater threat to Afghanistan's first presidential election  than Taliban-led militants, a report by Human Rights Watch said.
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The killing of the cleric and the kidnappings of 15 Iraqi guardsmen highlighted the fearsome tactics Iraqi guerrillas have employed to disrupt the upcoming election.
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A fugitive rebel leader in East Timor has threatened to shoot Australian soldiers who try to capture him, saying he will never give himself up.
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The group that claimed responsibility for the abduction of three UN workers in Afghanistan threatened today to kill the captives unless Nato and Afghan troops call off their search.
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Insurgents threatened on Saturday to  cut the throats of two Americans and a Briton seized in  Baghdad, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi  security forces in Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.
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Three foreign election workers have been kidnapped in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.
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Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the "dirty farce" risked attack. All 700 employees of the electoral commission in Mosul reportedly resigned after being threatened.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi prime minister insisted Sunday that the raging insurgency - which has claimed 300 lives in the last week alone and resulted in a wave of kidnappings - will not delay January elections, promising the vote will strike a "major blow" against the violent opposition.    Meanwhile, a grisly videotape posted on a Web site showed the beheading of three hostages believed to be Iraqi Kurds accused by militants of cooperating with U.S...
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government pledged yesterday to do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during this month's national elections, as militants announced they had killed 15 captive Iraqi National Guardsmen for cooperating with the Americans.
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A deadline set by militants who have  threatened to kill two Americans and a Briton seized in Iraq  was due to expire Monday, and more than two dozen other  hostages were also facing death unless rebel demands were met.
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Afghan militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages, including a Briton, today offered to negotiate with a UN envoy, but warned that any rescue attempt would end in bloodshed.
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The Afghan rebels had threatened violence to disrupt Saturday's elections, but failed to deliver.
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Three foreign election workers were kidnapped Thursday in the Afghan capital, police and Western officials said.
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A militant group kidnapping three family members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened on Wednesday to kill them if Allawi doesn&#39;t order a withdrawal from the besieged Fallujah.
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BAGHDAD -- Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying yesterday that people participating in the "dirty farce" risked attack. All 700 employees of the electoral commission in Mosul reportedly resigned after being threatened.