UK Queen sends message of condolence to family of slain UK hostage
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British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered her condolences to the family of Kenneth Bigley, a hostage who has been killed by his captors in Iraq.
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The family of Ken Bigley, the Briton kidnapped in Iraq, have released a statement through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office appealing for his safe release.
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Britain is marking the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London.
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- LONDON -- Britain went into mourning Friday for its first hostage killed in Iraq after the family of Kenneth Bigley confirmed that he had been executed after 22 days in the captivity of a ruthless extremist gang.
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The Thai wife of a British man being held hostage in Iraq made an emotional plea for mercy to his kidnappers Thursday after his two American colleagues were beheaded.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who  celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary last month, said on  Tuesday that the family was the core of society and urged  greater consideration for the vulnerable and marginalized.
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LONDON - Queen Elizabeth urged people to set aside cultural and religious differences, as she delivered her annual Christmas Day message on Saturday.
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Queen Elizabeth II prayed for victims of the tsunami disaster when she attended church on her Sandringham estate in the east of England with other members of the British royal family.
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LONDON, Aug. 31 -- Prince William and Prince Harry led a somber memorial service Friday marking the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana, whose status as a beloved global icon remains a source of both pride and bewilderment for the British.
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The family of a British hostage threatened with execution in Iraq made a desperate appeal to Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday to meet kidnappers' demands and save his life.
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A British national who was kidnapped along with two Americans was beheaded, his family said Friday, ending hopes that the family&#39;s relentless fight for his release would work.
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The Queen last night used the occasion of a state visit to Germany to say that she recognised the &quot;appalling suffering of war on both sides&quot;.
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The White House expressed sympathy Wednesday night for the family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker who was kidnapped in Iraq and is believed to have been killed.
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Queen Elizabeth II offered sympathy and prayers to all those who lost relatives in the Asian tsunami disaster or are still waiting for news of the missing.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has addressed the memorial service at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral for murdered hostage Ken Bigley.
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Friends and relatives attended a Roman Catholic funeral mass in London on Saturday for British- Iraqi hostage Margaret Hassan, believed to have been killed by her captors in Iraq.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended a multi-faith memorial service for Kenneth Bigley, the hostage who was beheaded by Iraqi militants last month re-igniting anti-war feelings across the country.