Iraq Kidnapping Business Continues Unabated
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The Iraqi kidnapping business continued unabated today with the abduction of two Egyptians in Baghdad. There was still no word of the fate of Briton Ken Bigley - or two Italian women whom websites claim have been beheaded.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact but  ruled out doing a deal as Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to  shift the country's focus off the divisive war.
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Unidentified kidnappers are demanding a $25-million ransom for a Turkish shipping magnate they abducted in Iraq. That&#39;s according to a Turkish television channel, which aired video footage
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A claim by the &quot;Horror Brigades of the Islamic Secret Army&quot; that it had kidnapped two Australians in Iraq remains unverified, but the Department of Foreign Affairs says some Australians known to be in the country are still unaccounted for.
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Australia has vowed never to bow to terrorists after an unconfirmed claim that two Australians have been taken hostage in Iraq and will be executed unless Canberra withdraws its troops from the country.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The chairman of a Turkish construction company whose employees were released by kidnappers said Tuesday his firm will not withdraw from Iraq because it was unclear whether the abductions were politically motivated.    Ten employees of the Turkish firm VINSAN were freed by their abductors and arrived at the Turkish embassy in Baghdad...
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A statement from the US-led military coalition in Iraq said interviews are going on but troops who refused convoy duty are not in custody.
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The government has appealed to kidnappers holding hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq to make contact -- but still ruled out negotiations or ransom payment.
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CARE Australia has put its operations in Iraq on hold, after its leader, Margaret Hassan, was kidnapped in Baghdad. CARE Australia&#39;s chief executive, Robert Glasser, is reluctant to talk about anything to
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but  still ruled out negotiations or ransom payment.
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Iraq&#39;s hostage crisis continued Thursday, with one group of insurgents saying it had killed 11 Iraqi national guardsmen, another saying it had kidnapped a Polish worker
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Three UN workers abducted almost three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the Kabul area and not by a Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry has said.
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Japan won&#39;t yield to terrorism or withdraw its troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, in response to reports an Iraqi group kidnapped a Japanese man.
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New Delhi, Aug. 27: Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company, the employers of the seven truck drivers - including three Indians â-eing held hostage for over a month, today declared that it has no presence in Iraq and appealed for their release.
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Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq
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Iraq's government said on Monday it had  not captured the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run, in an embarrassing climbdown a day after top officials  reported he had been seized in a raid by Iraqi forces.
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CARE Internationalâs operations in Iraq remained suspended tonight as kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassanâs second day in captivity drew to a close with no word on her fate.