Deployment of workers to Iraq has been halted after the reported hostage-taking of a Filipino man by gunmen
Is this true: A Filipino man has been kidnapped by gunmen.

A: yes

It is outstripped only by Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and France, and thus ranks 7th in the 25-member European Union in terms of broadband Internet penetration.
Is this true: 12 members of the European Union use the Euro instead of their own national currencies.

A: no

Macedonia seems confident it can weather the storm, but some fear Athens may soon take things up a notch.
Is this true: Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name.

A: no

Thousands of Shias have marched in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to back the new constitution and to mourn 1,000 pilgrims who died in a stampede.
Is this true: Thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied in the southern city of Basra to show support for Iraq's new constitution.

A:
yes