7 Egyptian security personnel abducted in Sinai
Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said.
Yemen: 3 Red Cross workers, 2 Egyptians released
Three Red Cross workers and two Egyptian technicians who were abducted by armed men in Yemen's southern province of Abyan have all been released, ...
For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now
Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper ...
2 Finns, 1 Austrian freed from captivity in Yemen
Finland says two Finnish and one Austrian hostage who were kidnapped in Yemen in December have been released. Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja ...
Yemeni tribesmen kidnap 2 Egyptian technicians
A Yemeni security official says tribal gunmen have kidnapped two Egyptian technicians working in a cement factory in the south. The official said the ...
Former hostage left bemused by UK piracy mix up
Arrrrgh! That must've been embarrassing. A man held hostage by Somali pirates says he was bemused when he encountered a crowd of eye patch-wearing, ...
Danish, Filipino hostages freed in Somalia
Two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates were released Tuesday, ...
UN warns of 'troubling rise' in Afghan violence
The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said civilian casualties rose nearly 30 percent in the first three months of the year, calling it a "troubling rise" in ...
Taliban say foreign prisoners in good health
A group of foreign civilians captured in eastern Afghanistan when their helicopter made an emergency landing are in good health, the Taliban said on ...
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...
Taliban capture 11 foreigners in Afghanistan
The Taliban took 11 civilians prisoner, including eight Turks and a Russian, after their cargo helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern ...
French family of 7 taken hostage in Cameroon freed
A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in ...
Manhunt in Boston after bombing suspect is killed
Thousands of officers with rifles and armored vehicles swarmed the streets in and around Boston on Friday, hunting for a 19-year-old college student ...
Militants kills 7, kidnap 4 in attack in Pakistan
Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a power grid station in northwestern Pakistan before dawn ...
Police: British hostage taken in Nigeria released
A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said Thursday, as other foreigners have ...
France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid
The death of a top al-Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a ...
Website close to al-Qaida claims hostage executed
A French hostage was executed by al-Qaida's North African branch in retaliation for France's military intervention in northern Mali, according to an ...
Website in Mauritania says French hostage killed
A Mauritanian-based website says that al-Qaida's North African branch has executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military intervention ...
French hostages held by Nigerian sect in new video
A video surfaced Monday showing a man who appeared to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped on Feb.
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