We have not received any bad treatment during those 24 days.

My feelings right now are indescribable. After a trip of 24 hours, we were taken to south-eastern Iran and were freed. We are all happy and healthy. We thank every one who has helped us.

Our hands were tied as of the moment we crossed into Pakistan. Our hands were untied during breaks. Once we told the armed men that we were Turkish, Muslim and Sunni, we received better treatment. The captors stressed that the final decision rested with their leader. They did not let us go at that moment. The captors got in touch with the Turkish Embassy in Tehran and informed us that they abducted us due to Iranian pressure put on Sunnis and the presence of some of their friends in prisons. Further, the captors said that their money and cars were taken away from them and their friends were subject to torture in Iran.

She was brought to hospital with respiration problems very late. We immediately began treatment for bird flu since she had contacted fowl. But her condition has become grave and we lost her today.

She was brought to hospital with respiration problems very late. We immediately began treatment for bird flu since she had contacted fowl, but her condition has become grave and we lost her today.

Our study found that aspirin treatment was associated with a 24 percent reduction in the risk of the most common type of stroke in women and a 32 percent reduction in heart attacks in men.