http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hostage_SituationsFind stories, videos, and photos about Hostage Situations from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:57:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hostage_Situations14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hostage Situations from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.hostage.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.hostage.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty years ago Wednesday, Iranian student revolutionaries climbed over the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized dozens of Americans, whom they ultimately held hostage for 444 days.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.uk.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.uk.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA body that may be that of a Briton taken hostage in Iraq two years ago has been handed over to Iraqi authorities, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced Wednesday.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/29/british.hostages.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/29/british.hostages.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British hostages held in Iraq since 2007 are probably dead, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFive years ago, retired Air Force intelligence officer Kirk von Ackermann became the first of 39 Americans to be kidnapped in Iraq. He's still missing, his wife fearing she'll never see him againMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man who appeared on a video shown on an Arabic-language TV network Tuesday is believed to be one of five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad earlier this year, the Canadian-based security firm that employs the man confirmed to CNN.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/clinton.office/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/clinton.office/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice took into custody a man they say walked into Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and took several people hostage Friday. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/korean.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/korean.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Koreans released from six weeks of captivity in Afghanistan spoke Friday about their ordeal, describing how they were kidnapped and apologizing to their government for causing trouble.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/afghan.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/afghan.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants released the last seven South Korean hostages on Thursday under a deal with the government in Seoul, ending a six-week drama that the insurgents claimed as a "great victory for our holy warriors."Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1657261,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1657261,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Korea is rejoicing at the deal to release the 19 aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban. But what might Seoul have given up to get them back? Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.htmlAt least 17 people were killed when a Russian-made Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed in the volatile province of Chechnya Friday.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/27/school.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/27/school.shooting/index.htmlAn armed standoff at a high school in Bailey, Colorado, ended after three hours Wednesday with a hostage and the gunman dead.Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/04/russian.prison.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/04/russian.prison.hostages/index.htmlRussian police forced three inmate hostage-takers to release their 15 captives unharmed Monday after an hours-long standoff at a pretrial detention center in southeast Moscow, said Interfax news agency, quoting prison system director Yuri Kalinin.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.hostages/index.htmlFreed British hostage Norman Kember, who was held captive in Iraq for nearly four months, arrived in London on Saturday and thanked the soldiers who rescued him and two others.Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe first of three Christian aid workers rescued from nearly four months of captivity in Iraq is returning to his home.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.german.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.german.hostages/index.htmlIraqi insurgents have released a second videotape showing two kidnapped German engineers.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.main/index.htmlA day after a video of a U.S. journalist held hostage in Iraq aired on Al-Jazeera, a journalists' organization said it plans to work with the Arabic-language media to help gain Jill Carroll's release.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/31/germans.yemen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/31/germans.yemen/index.htmlFive German citizens taken hostage in Yemen earlier this week have been freed, the German foreign minister has said.Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/09/us.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/09/us.hostage/index.htmlA U.S. official said Friday that the United States still does not know if anything has happened to Ronald Schulz, an electrician taken hostage in Iraq.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.hostages.video/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.hostages.video/index.htmlArabic-language news network Al-Jazeera has aired video that appears to show the four peace activists abducted in Iraq last weekend.Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/30/russia.beslan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/30/russia.beslan/index.htmlAllegations by witnesses of the Beslan hostage crisis, including claims the militants hid weapons in the school beforehand and that the principle helped them, have been disproved by a new investigation, a top prosecutor has said.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/cia.iranpresident/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/cia.iranpresident/index.htmlA CIA report has determined with "relative certainty" that Iran's new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was not involved in the taking of U.S. hostages 26 years ago, three government officials told CNN on Friday.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/30/iran.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/30/iran.president/index.htmlThe White House said Thursday it is taking seriously the allegations by former hostages that Iran's hardline president-elect, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was one of their captors at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran a quarter century ago.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlA Filipino citizen taken hostage in Iraq almost eight months ago has been released from captivity, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has said.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/cambodia.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/cambodia.hostages/index.htmlA hostage standoff at an international school in Cambodia ended Thursday with the killing of a Canadian boy and the arrest of four gunmen, authorities said.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.romania/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.romania/index.htmlAl Jazeera has aired video of three Romanian journalists and a translator held hostage in Iraq since last month and threatened to kill them if Romania fails to withdraw its troops from Iraq within four days of the video's release.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/16/italy.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/16/italy.hostage/index.htmlItalians have expressed relief at seeing evidence that an Italian journalist being held hostage in Iraq is still alive.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/23/iraq.china.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/23/iraq.china.hostages/index.htmlEight Chinese hostages held by an Islamic resistance group in Iraq have been freed, an official from the Chinese Embassy has confirmed.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.htmlThe United States tried twice to rescue the two Americans and one British citizen held hostage in Iraq, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the attempts.Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/10/iraq.turkish.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/10/iraq.turkish.hostages/index.htmlIraqi militants have freed 10 employees of a Turkish construction company taken captive in Iraq in last month, the company's general manager says.Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/uk.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/uk.hostage/index.htmlThe family of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who was taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago, has confirmed that he has been killed.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 11:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/iraq.indon.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/iraq.indon.hostages/index.htmlHostage-takers in Iraq have not made any demands to Jakarta for the release of two Indonesian women seized in Iraq, officials say.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/iraq.hostages/index.htmlA group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq says it has captured 10 hostages, including two Indonesian women, Al-Jazeera has reported.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/29/iraq.italians.return/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/29/iraq.italians.return/index.htmlControversy continues to surround reports that the Italian government paid a ransom to free two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks.Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/24/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/24/iraq.hostages/index.htmlGunmen have seized six Egyptian telecommunication workers, Iraqi officials say, the third in a series of kidnappings of foreigners in the Iraqi capital this month.Fri, 24 Sep 2004 05:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/23/turkey.iraq/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/23/turkey.iraq/index.htmlTurkey's government says it is considering an alternative route for its truck drivers bringing goods into neighboring Iraq in an effort to stem kidnappings.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.schools/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.schools/index.htmlTeachers and students have returned to school in Beslan, two weeks after a deadly terrorist siege left more than 300 adults and children dead.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.video.1145/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.video.1145/index.htmlRussia has offered $10 million for information that helps "neutralize" two Chechen rebel leaders, and a military official said Moscow was prepared to strike at terrorists around the world.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.video/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.video/index.htmlA group of 32 terrorists hid in a nearby forest before storming the school in southern Russia last week, according to new details released by Russia's prosecutor-general.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.video/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.video/index.htmlChilling video from inside the Russian school seized by terrorists last week shows a first-hand glimpse of the horror inside, with hundreds of people huddled in the gymnasium as masked gunmen string up explosives.Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.school/index.htmlTens of thousands of stunned, sad and angry Russians Tuesday staged a somber demonstration in the nation's capital, protesting and mourning the massacre of at least 335 hostages at a school in the country's restive Caucasus region.Tue, 07 Sep 2004 04:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/06/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/06/france.hostages/index.htmlThe French government says it still hopes two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be freed but that it does not want to put at risk their release by talking about the issue too much.Mon, 06 Sep 2004 10:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/04/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/04/russia.school/index.htmlThe death toll in the Russian hostage crisis has climbed beyond 350 as President Vladimir Putin denounced the massacre as "an attack on our country."Sat, 04 Sep 2004 04:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.school/index.htmlThe operation to end the school hostage crisis in Russia is over, an emergency official said late Friday, but more than 200 people have died.Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/france.hostages/index.htmlHopes that the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq could be freed soon rise following reports they have been transferred to guerrillas willing to negotiate their release.Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school1015/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school1015/index.htmlAt least 26 women and children have been freed by militants holding hundreds more people hostage at a school in southern Russia, Interfax news agency Interfax reports.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/02/iraq.main/index.htmlA U.S. airstrike targeted two safe houses used by followers of reputed terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Falluja, U.S. officials said.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 13:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school0615/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school0615/index.htmlA reporter on the scene of the school siege in southern Russia has told CNN that negotiations have broken down, and militants holding hundreds of children hostage have turned off their mobile phones.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school/index.htmlRussian authorities now believe there may be hundreds more children, parents and teachers being held hostage at a school in southern Russia than originally thought, CNN Correspondent Ryan Chilcote says.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.school/index.htmlA tense standoff between Russian authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages -- possibly as many as 400 -- at a school in southern Russia continued Thursday with little progress reported.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 07:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.main/index.htmlSeven truck drivers taken hostage in Iraq over a month ago have been released, according to their employer, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport company.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 05:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlFrench President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to try to secure the release of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.htmlClashes between police and insurgents in the northern city of Mosul left 12 Iraqis dead and 26 wounded, hospital and police sources said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/03/van.marsh/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/03/van.marsh/index.htmlRecently, while investigating a story about hostages kidnapped in Iraq, I got closer to the hostage-takers than I would have liked.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe government of Kenya on Thursday released the names of three citizens kidnapped in Iraq, along with four other men, by a group that has threatened to behead them if their demands are not met.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/philippines.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/philippines.hostage/index.htmlThe Philippines is recalling the chief of its humanitarian force and 10 other personnel in Iraq as part of efforts to comply with the demands of kidnappers.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 04:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.main/index.htmlThe abductors of an Egyptian hostage in Iraq have given his Saudi employer 48 hours to prove the company has left Iraq, the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlTwo Bulgarian hostages may still be alive, according to an Iraqi police chief, despite reports that one of them had been executed by Iraqi militants.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.main/index.htmlA Bulgarian government spokesman confirmed reports Wednesday that one of two Bulgarians held hostage in Iraq had been killed.Tue, 13 Jul 2004 05:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/11/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/11/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlThe Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says it has information indicating two of its citizens held hostage in Iraq are alive, although a reported deadline set by the kidnappers had expired.Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.bulgaria.philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.bulgaria.philippines/index.htmlThe Bulgaria government believes that two of its citizens held hostage in Iraq may still be alive, even though a reported deadline set by kidnappers has expired.Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/12/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/12/iraq.hostages/index.htmlA Lebanese national and two Iraqi co-workers who had been taken hostage have been found shot dead, a Lebanese diplomat in Baghdad said Saturday.Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/10/turkish.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/10/turkish.hostages/index.htmlFor the second day this week, news footage Thursday showed members of an obscure militant group holding Turkish workers and issuing anti-coalition messages.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThree Italians held hostage in Iraq for nearly two months have arrived home to an emotional welcome.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThree Italians held hostage in Iraq for nearly two months and a Polish citizen have been freed as a result of a military operation, according to the U.S.-led coalition.Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.shooting.0930/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.shooting.0930/index.htmlMore than 24 hours after attackers stormed a compound housing oil workers in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 11 people, a hostage standoff between police and the gunmen has ended, according to Saudi authorities.Sun, 30 May 2004 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.shooting/index.htmlSaudi Arabian government officials Sunday blamed al Qaeda terrorists for a series of weekend attacks in the oil city of Khobar that left at least 22 people dead -- 19 of them from other countries.Sun, 30 May 2004 06:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/29/saudi.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/29/saudi.shooting/index.htmlRescue helicopters carrying Saudi security forces dropped them off on the roof of a building Sunday at a residential complex in Khobar where hostages -- perhaps about 50 -- have been held by gunmen since Saturday.Sat, 29 May 2004 08:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/17/russian.hostages.freed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/17/russian.hostages.freed/index.htmlTwo Russians abducted by guerrillas in Iraq earlier this month have been freed on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.Mon, 17 May 2004 13:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/iraq.italian/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned Italians not to send the wrong signal to kidnappers holding three of their countrymen in Iraq.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/iraq.italian/index.htmlThe families of three Italians held hostage in Iraq have led a march in Rome after the abductors threatened to kill the captives unless Italians protested against the war.Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/iraq.italian/index.htmlItalian politicians have condemned a threat by Iraqi militants to kill three hostages unless Italians protest over the presence of their country's troops in Iraq.Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/20/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/20/iraq.hostages/index.html(CNN) -- Here is the latest information CNN has on hostages or those missing in Iraq:Wed, 21 Apr 2004 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.hostages/index.htmlPope John Paul II has called on Iraqi kidnappers to show "humanity" and free their hostages.Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/17/anderson/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/17/anderson/index.htmlTerry Anderson, a former Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press, was kidnapped in Lebanon in 1985 by the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. He was held captive for nearly seven years.Sat, 17 Apr 2004 14:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/17/hostages.list/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/17/hostages.list/index.htmlHere is the latest information CNN has on hostages or those missing in Iraq:Sat, 17 Apr 2004 14:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThree Czech journalists held hostage in Iraq say they were moved from place to place by their abductors and handed off to different groups during their captivity.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 22:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.hostages.japan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.hostages.japan/index.htmlThree Czech journalists held hostage in Iraq say they were moved from place to place by their abductors and handed off to different groups during their captivity.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 10:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan.free/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan.free/index.htmlThree Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq and threatened on video to be burned alive may be be home as soon as Saturday afternoon.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 01:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan/index.htmlThree Japanese civilians taken hostage and threatened on video to be burned alive unless Japan pulled out of Iraq have been released.Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlThe Italian foreign minister has confirmed that one of a group of four Italian hostages in Iraq has been executed.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlA spate of civilian hostage taking in Iraq is continuing despite an anti-kidnapping decree issued by Muslim clerics.Tue, 13 Apr 2004 02:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.main.int2/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.main.int2/index.htmlU.S. officials are insisting the situation in Iraq is improving despite a surge in violence that has made April the deadliest month of combat for the U.S. military since last year's invasion.Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlA U.S. Army Apache helicopter was brought down by unidentified ground fire west of Baghdad on Sunday, military sources said, despite a cease-fire that was in effect in the region.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 07:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlThe armed militants who appear to have taken an American civilian hostage in Iraq said Saturday that their captive may face harsh treatment if U.S. forces don't leave Fallujah within 12 hours.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 02:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.missing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.missing/index.htmlA 10 p.m. ET deadline set by the armed militants in Iraq, who have taken hostage a man who appears to be American, has passed with no word on whether he has been released.Sat, 10 Apr 2004 11:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.kidnap.japan.reax/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.kidnap.japan.reax/index.htmlAs protesters demand the recall of Japanese troops from Iraq, Japan has set up an emergency headquarters in Jordan to work on the release of three of its citizens taken hostage in Iraq.Sat, 10 Apr 2004 05:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.missing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.missing/index.htmlThree Japanese citizens are among a number of civilians taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting between insurgents and coalition troops has escalated in recent days.Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:19:00 EDT