DUBAI (Reuters) - An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with President Barack Obama to meet his captors' demands for the release of prisoners in order to save his life, in a video released by the militant group's media arm. full story ![]()
A French hostage held in Mali has been executed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported late Tuesday.
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Al-Qaeda militants tell a Mauritanian news agency they have killed French hostage Philippe Verdon, because of France's intervention in Mali.
bbci.co.uk (2 months and 5 days ago)
FRENCH officials are trying to verify a claim by a man purporting to be from Al-Qaeda, that hostage Philippe Verdon has been executed in Mali.
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DAKAR (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African arm said it had beheaded a French hostage in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesman for the group.
reuters.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

Al Qaeda says it has beheaded a French hostage in reprisal for France's military intervention in Mali, according to reports.
sky.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — When a gunman took four firefighters hostage in his Georgia home, police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting his initial demands. But when his demands became unrea...
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NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's wing in north Africa said it had beheaded a French hostage in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesman for the group.
reuters.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
When a gunman took four firefighters hostage in his Georgia home, police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting his initial demands. But when his demands became unreasonable and negotiations seemed to go nowhere, police said, officers stormed the house and killed him after he fired on them.
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Al-Qaeda in North Africa claims it has beheaded a French hostage in retaliation for France’s intervention in Mali. A French...
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Premier Kathleen Wynne says the Ontario government "will not be held hostage" by a list of demands that the New Democrats want fulfilled to ensure their support of the upcoming budget.
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