More than 200 kidnapped Syrian villagers released
Gunmen from rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim villages in northern Syria have freed more than 200 people snatched in tit-for-tat kidnappings this month, ...
Why are so many French held by Al-Qaida?
The red warning zones expand along with the numbers of French men, women and now children who have become the largest group of nationals held hostage ...
Cameroon president orders urgent rescue of French
Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased ...
French family of 7 kidnapped in Cameroon
A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested the involvement of one of ...
French soldier killed in Mali clash with radicals
A French soldier was shot to death on Tuesday in a clash with jihadists in a mountainous region of Mali's far north, a critical operation in France's ...
Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama
The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the ...
Ex-US envoy: $17M French ransom funded al-Qaida
A former U.S. ambassador to Mali has alleged that France paid a $17 million ransom to free hostages seized from a French mining site — cash she said ...
Daughter of French captive favors talks, not raid
The daughter of a Frenchman being held hostage in Mali says she would oppose any military operation designed to free him. Diane Lazarevic, 24, says ...
BP profit drops 79 percent in Q4 due to settlement
Oil and gas giant BP's profit fell nearly 80 percent in the fourth quarter in results released Tuesday, dragged down by payouts related to the Gulf ...
Norway honors victims of Algeria attack
Norway has paid tribute to five Statoil workers killed in what the country's oil minister called a "meaningless" terror attack on a gas field in ...
2 Russians, Italian abducted in Syria set free
Russia says two Russians and an Italian kidnapped by Syrian rebels have been freed in exchange for captured militants. Russia's Foreign Ministry said ...
22 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebels
A Muslim rebel group said Monday it attacked Abu Sayyaf gunmen after the al-Qaida-linked militants refused to free hostages, sparking fierce jungle ...
Attacked Algeria gas plant to partly resume work
The Algerian gas plant that was the scene of a hostage crisis that left dozens of foreigners and militants dead will soon be partially operational, ...
Colombia judge nixes ban on film on hostage's baby
A judge has spurned a prominent Colombian's attempt to prevent the release of a feature film about the odyssey of the child born to her while she was ...
Correction: Davos Forum-Algeria story
In a story transmitted Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 about Algeria's deadly hostage crisis, The Associated Press mischaracterized Algerian Foreign Minister ...
Norway's 4th missing hostage is dead in Algeria
The Norwegian energy company Statoil says a fourth Norwegian employee missing after a terror attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria has been ...
5 Indian sailors held hostage in Nigeria are freed
Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by their abductors, a ...
Russian police kill 2 rebel suspects in Caucasus
Officials say police have killed 2 suspected militants who took a woman and two children hostage in southern Russia. The Interior Ministry's branch ...
Norway says 3 missing hostages dead in Algeria
Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA said Friday that three Norwegian employees missing after a terror attack on a gas plant in Algeria have been ...
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