A collection of stories tagged 'freed' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:07:10 EST Indian commandos have rescued at least seven hostages from a hotel in Mumbai, one of several buildings hit in attacks by suspected Islamic militants that have killed at least 100 people. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59717 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97570151&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:05:00 EST Indian security forces have freed some hostages at one of the luxury hotels hit in a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai. At least 100 people are dead and 300 are wounded in the attacks by suspected Islamic militants. Eye witnesses said the gunmen were singling out British and American guests at the hotels. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59716 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97568971&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST Five Algerians who have spent seven years in detention at Guantanamo Bay should be released, a federal judge says. They could be sent to Bosnia, where they were arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59397 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97279915&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST Israeli officials freed five Hezbollah militants on Wednesday in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured and killed by the militant group in 2006. Guests and callers weigh in on the controversial deal, which some people have criticized as a lopsided exchange. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53053 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92781506&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:10:00 EDT One of three men freed last week from rebels in Colombia called his captors "terrorists with a capital 'T.'" Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell spent more than five years as hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52241 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92309100&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:53:00 EDT NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr weighs in on the week's news: Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was freed six years after being taken hostage by the Colombian rebel group FARC; Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was re-elected; Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said he was open to "refining" his Iraq policy, but wasn't shifting his stance on troop withdrawals; Republican presidential hopeful John McCain made significant changes in the top tier of his campaign staff; and former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), died on July 4. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52139 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92254798&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:22:00 EDT The Colombian military on Wednesday freed 15 people held by the FARC rebel group. The hostages include Ingrid Betancourt, who was running for president when the FARC kidnapped her six years ago, and three American military contractors. Carolina Barco Isakson, Colombia's ambassador to the U.S., talks about the rescue operation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52030 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92181415&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:05:00 EDT Co-host Ari Shapiro reports on Wednesday's rescue operation that freed 15 hostages from a Colombian rebel group. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52011 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92178043&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT It's been two years since Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was captured on the border with Gaza. Shalit's parents say the government isn't doing enough to get their son released. It's hoped the Shalit will be freed during a prisoner exchange between Israel and the Hamas militants who control Gaza. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51698 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91955615&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT June 19th is traditionally embraced as the day in 1863 when slaves in Texas learned they'd been freed. But historian Hari Jones says many are misinformed about the true significance of the holiday. On a recent visit to the museum, the program helps listeners get it right. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51181 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91633172&ft=1&f=1012 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT President Bush signed Monday a bill that temporarily stops the collection of oil for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Sponsors of the bill hope the freed up oil will lower energy prices. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49610 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90621587&ft=1&f=1006 Tue, 20 May 2008 09:04:00 EDT Four days after a powerful earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, survivors are still being located, freed from rubble by rescue teams. Days after the quake, a search party found and rescued a survivor in a devastated village in Sichuan. But getting the man out of a collapsed factory was no simple matter. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49423 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90528621&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:56:00 EDT For many young recruits of al-Qaida in Iraq, it's not extremism or ideology that attracted them to the organization, but the opportunity to make money. As a result, many detainees in prisons run by the U.S. military are released because they are not that dangerous. The challenge is keeping them out of prison once they are freed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49372 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90506939&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:03:00 EDT After the Civil War, freed West African slaves remained on Sapelo Island, an isolated plantation community off the Georgia coast. Lifelong resident Cornelia Bailey says development could erase the Geechee culture. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48949 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90268077&ft=1&f=1012 Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:00 EDT It's been nearly eight years since al-Qaida's bombing of the USS Cole killed 17 sailors. Now, everyone convicted in the terrorist attack has escaped or been freed from prison. We examine how courts in Yemen have complicated U.S. efforts to prosecute the defendants. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48902 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90252754&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 EDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that two women kidnapped more than 6 years ago by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, have been released. Juan Carlos Lecompte, husband of Ingrid Betancourt, a former member of the Colombian Senate who is still being held by the rebels, discusses the situation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43896 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17993643&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:23:00 EST Three British residents released after spending more than four years in Guantanamo have been celebrating their freedom in London. The men were questioned by police as they entered Britain on Wednesday. One was released, but the other two appeared in court Thursday on a Spanish extradition request; they were freed on bail. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43172 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17470977&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:46:00 EST Parole boards have begun to enforce a new California effort to impose strict residency requirements on sex offenders freed from prison. So far, nearly 3,000 parolees have been found to be in violation of the law. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39756 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14635235&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:45:00 EDT A hostage crisis in Afghanistan may soon be over. Seven South Koreans held by the Taliban are expected to be freed, bringing to an end a six-week drama that saw two captives killed by the kidnappers. The Taliban already let a dozen others go. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38776 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14045376&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:30:00 EDT Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American academic, is free after spending more than 100 days in a Tehran prison. Esfandiari was first detained in December while in Iran visiting her aging mother. Then she was jailed in May on national security charges. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38465 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13857917 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:34:00 EDT A rare tortoise disappeared from a Virginia zoo. It's not clear whether a visitor freed it or it slipped out on its own, but it was gone. The Burmese Mountain Tortoise raced away with the speed a tortoise is famous for. Zoo staff found it seven hours later in a patch of bamboo just 20 yards from its pen. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37987 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12623090 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT On Aug. 8, 1863, Tennessee's "military" Gov. Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, it was the only day blacks in Knoxville were allowed to visit Chilhowee Park. The day remains a reminder of segregation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37936 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12586299 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT A Marine Cpl. Marshall Magincalda is found not guilty of murder, but a jury holds him responsible on other charges in connection with a conspiracy to kill an Iraqi civilian. Magincalda is freed Friday after serving 448 days in custody as he awaited trial. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37751 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12486557 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:33:00 EDT Libya recently freed six foreign medical workers who had been convicted and sentenced to death for intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV. Critics said the children died because of the state's inadequate medical system. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was involved in negotiations that led to the workers' release. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37612 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12374684 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EDT Police discover the body of a second South Korean aid worker in central Afghanistan as kidnappers warn they will kill more of the remaining 21 hostages if Taliban prisoners are not freed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37591 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12371469 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:02:00 EDT