Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage Pleads
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Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.
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The al-Jazeera television channel reports that militants in Iraq have killed their Italian hostage. The Arabic broadcaster says it received a videotape from the militant group calling itself the Islamic Army
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A chained British hostage in Iraq begged Tony Blair for help on Wednesday, cranking up the emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated the release of two women aid workers after paying a ransom.
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DUBAI : An Islamist group has threatened to kill two Italian women held hostage in Iraq if Rome does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country within 24 hours, according to an internet statement.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - British and Irish leaders today condemned the apparent slaying of a British aid worker who would be the first foreign woman killed in the wave of kidnappings that have beset Iraq.
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An Internet statement purportedly by a group which claimed to have kidnapped two Italian aid workers in Iraq said Wednesday it had killed the women.
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An Islamist group in Iraq has said it killed two female Italian hostages in a statement posted on an Internet site not often used by Iraqi militants.
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The Italian government has urged caution on reports that two Italian women being held captive in Iraq have been killed, saying the claims are unreliable and part of a terrorism campaign being carried out ...
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An Italian journalist taken hostage in  Baghdad this month made an emotional appeal for her life and  called on foreign forces to withdraw from the country in a tape  released by insurgents on Wednesday.
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An Italian journalist taken hostage in Baghdad made an emotional appeal for her life and called on foreign forces to withdraw from the country in a tape released by insurgents on Wednesday.
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A shadowy Islamic organisation yesterday claimed it had decapitated two Italian women kidnapped in Baghdad a fortnight ago, promising to show the event on the internet.
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DUBAI - An Italian journalist taken hostage in Iraq has been executed, Al-Jazeera television reported Thursday. The Arab television station said it received a video showing the killing of Enzo Baldoni.
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An Italian national working for a British non-governmental organisation has been taken hostage in Iraq, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, quoting Italian intelligence sources.
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Muslim scholars in Baghdad tonight expressed doubts that two Italian women aid workers had been murdered. Earlier, a militant group had made its second claim in 24 hours on the internet that it had have beheaded Simona Pari and Simona Torretta.
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The Italian government has dismissed as &quot;unreliable&quot; claims made on the internet that two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq have been killed.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage pleaded for his government to save his life in a new video aired Wednesday on Arab television after the release of two Italian women and 10 other hostages. In Baghdad, U.S...
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A militant group claimed in a Web posting Thursday that two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq had been killed, a day after another group made a similar statement.