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Vagni back in Italy

July 20, 2009 - 12:00am

ROME – Freed Italian aid worker Eugenio Vagni returned home to celebrations in his small Tuscan town on Saturday.

Headlines

Ambush of Sulu gov a 'normal' occurrence, says bishop

By Dennis Carcamo | May 14, 2009 - 12:26pm

MANILA, Philippines – The ambush of Sulu Governor Abdulsakur Tan is but a "normal" occurrence especially as the 2010 national elections draw near, a local Church said today.

Military: Kidnappers splinter to make hostage rescue more difficult

April 22, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The Abu Sayyaf kidnappers holding one of the three Red Cross workers abducted months ago in the southern Philippines have splintered into several groups to make it more difficult for...

Swiss ICRC worker flies home today

By Dino Maragay | April 21, 2009 - 10:55am

MANILA, Philippines – Swiss Andreas Notter, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker who escaped captivity last week from an Abu Sayyaf stronghold in Sulu, will be flying home to Switzerland...

Troops adding pressure on kidnappers to release last Red Cross hostage

April 20, 2009 - 5:53pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military authorities on Monday said it is further tightening the pressure on the al Qaeda-linked militants who are still holding Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagi...

Abu Sayaff Group splits into small groups -- DILG chief

April 20, 2009 - 2:20pm

MANILA,Philippines -- The Abu Sayyaf group, led by Albader Parad, is still holding the remaining International Committee of the Red Cross  worker -- Italian Eugenio Vagni -- and has split into three smaller...

Church official appeals to Abu Sayyaf to release remaining ICRC worker

April 20, 2009 - 11:55am

MANILA,Philippines -- A Church official based in Sulu today reiterated the appeal to the Abu Sayyaf to free the remaining International Committee of the Red Cross worker.

Kidnappers release second Red Cross worker

April 18, 2009 - 9:08am

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Kidnappers have released the second of three kidnapped Red Cross workers in Sulu, officials said today.

Abu Sayyaf threatens anew to behead foreign Red Cross hostages

April 4, 2009 - 12:15pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Al Qaeda-linked militants have made new threat to behead a Swiss and an Italian Red Cross hostages in southern Philippines, a day after they released their Filipino colleague some...

6 soldiers wounded in Sulu landmine blast

April 3, 2009 - 3:05pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Six marines were injured today as a military truck hit a landmine on Jolo island, Sulu province, where government troops are mobilized to pressure Abu Sayyaf militants to free International...