31.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu freed the women despite criticism from Israeli hardliners, and won praise from Palestinian leaders.

32.   Seven women had been freed Wednesday after lengthy negotiations.

33.   Sharon noted that the women were being freed even though the Palestinians have turned down Israeli requests to extradite Palestinians suspected of attacking Israelis.

34.   Tayip said the soldiers later freed the women but shot the villagers in the head.

35.   The bombing came the same day Islamic insurgents threatened to attack wives of police and army officers unless authorities freed all women detained for collaborating with Muslim militants.

36.   The report could not be immediately confirmed, and it was unclear whether rebels had freed all seven women -- six from Italy and one from Brazil.

37.   The women were freed Wednesday.

38.   The woman were freed a day later.

39.   The woman was freed on Saturday.

40.   The woman was freed and the suspected kidnappers were jailed, the news agency said, quoting police officials.