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Al-Qaida group releases tape of French hostages (AP)

September 30th, 2010

This image taken from video  and provided by U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group Thursday Sept. 30, 2010 shows the first images of a group of foreign hostages working for a French energy company who were seized in Niger two weeks ago by an al-Qaida offshoot, according to the group that monitors terrorism. The hostages were grabbed in the middle of the night on Sept. 16 from their guarded villas in the uranium mining town of Arlit in Niger where they worked for French nuclear giant Areva. Five are French citizens, the other two are from Togo and Madagascar. (AP Photo/SITE)  **  EDITORIAL USE ONLY  **AP - A tape released Thursday on a jihadist forum shows the first images of a group of hostages including five French citizens since they were seized two weeks ago…

Detainee releases offered to ease Kashmir unrest (AP)

September 25th, 2010

Kashmiris look out from a broken windowpane of their home as an Indian paramilitary soldier patrols during curfew in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Kashmir has been rocked by deadly civil unrest since early June, with more than 100 people killed in protests and clashes with government forces. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - The Indian government said Saturday it will ask authorities to release hundreds of students and youths detained during months of civil unrest that has left at least 107…

Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

September 24th, 2010

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the…

Iran releases detained American woman (AP)

September 14th, 2010

FILE - This file photo taken May 20, 2010, shows Sarah Shourd at a hotel in Tehran, Iran. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, Iran's English language state television has reported that American Sarah Shourd has been released after more than a year in prison. 'Iran has released US national Sarah Shourd,' flashed the red colored urgent banner on Press TV Tuesday. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - The lawyer of an American woman detained in Iran says she has been released from custody but is still in the prison finalizing details.


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NKorea releases American imprisoned since January (AP)

August 27th, 2010

FILE - A Jan. 12, 2010  file photo shows  American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, during a rally denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas. Former President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 on a mission U.S. officials said was aimed at bringing home the imprisoned American.    (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea on a private jet Friday after securing a special pardon for an American who had been jailed in…

NKorea releases American man held since January (AP)

August 26th, 2010

FILE - A Jan. 12, 2010  file photo shows  American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, during a rally denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas. Former President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 on a mission U.S. officials said was aimed at bringing home the imprisoned American.    (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea on a private jet Friday after securing a special pardon for an American who had been jailed in…

Turkish group releases photos of Israeli soldiers (AP)

June 6th, 2010

In this Monday, May 31, 2010, photo taken by an unidentified person aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, an Israeli soldier is surrounded by people aboard the Turkish-flagged vessel. The photo was released by the Turkish activist group IHH, which is outlawed in Israel. According to IHH, the Israeli soldiers were hurt while storming the ship in confrontations with activists aboard, and were later returned to other Israeli troops who boarded the ship. Israel's military said the series of images 'shows that our boarding party in fact did face deadly violence from the hardcore Islamist activists on the boat from the fundamentalist IHH movement.' (AP Photo/IHH) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO; NO SALESAP - An Islamic charity released photos on Sunday of Israeli commandos wounded in the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship.


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Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli (AP)

April 25th, 2010

In this frame grab from an animated film made by the Islamic group of Hamas and released on Sunday, April 25, 2010, an image of Noam Schalit sits next to a portrait of his son, Israeli captured soldier Gilad Schalit. Hamas has sent a sharp warning to Israel in the form of an animated film about an Israeli soldier it has held in Gaza for nearly four years. (AP Photo/Hamas)AP - Hamas released an animated film Sunday bearing a grisly message for Israel: If it doesn’t meet the Islamic militant group’s demands, an Israeli soldier it has held for…

Report: Iran releases prominent pro-reform figure (AP)

March 20th, 2010

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE/p<br /></a> pEDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran./p<br
/> pIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation on the occasion of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, in Tehran March 20, 2010.  REUTERS/Leader.ir/Handout (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. QUALITY FROM SOURCEAP - Iranian news agencies say authorities have released a prominent pro-reform activist two days after security forces took him into custody.


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