http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/14474-hostage-situations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/14474-hostage-situations.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2089860-yemen-3-red-cross-workers-2-egyptians-released.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — 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, Yemeni security officials said Thursday. The three staffers from the International Committee of the Red Cross had been held since Monday morning, when armed men stopped their ICRC-marked vehi... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2089860-yemen-3-red-cross-workers-2-egyptians-released.html 2013-05-16T10:59:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2078818-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html 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 into an isolated nightmare. Now, for the women freed from captivity inside a Cleveland house, the ordeal is not over. Next comes recovery - from sexual abuse and their sudden, jarring re-entry into a world muc... Sat, 11 May 2013 23:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2078818-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html 2013-05-11T23:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2074744-2-finns-1-austrian-freed-captivity-yemen.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says two Finnish and one Austrian hostage who were kidnapped in Yemen in December have been released. Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja says the Finnish couple, Leila and Atte Kaleva, and Austrian Dominik Neubauer have not been harmed and had flown to Austria where they were being examined at a hospital. T... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:11:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2074744-2-finns-1-austrian-freed-captivity-yemen.html 2013-05-09T19:11:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067976-yemeni-tribesmen-kidnap-2-egyptian-technicians.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official says tribal gunmen have kidnapped two Egyptian technicians working in a cement factory in the south. The official said the tribesmen abducted the two on Monday in Abyan province and took them to an unknown destination at gunpoint. The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to regulat... Tue, 07 May 2013 08:10:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067976-yemeni-tribesmen-kidnap-2-egyptian-technicians.html 2013-05-07T08:10:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2059368-hostage-left-bemused-uk-piracy-mix-up.html LONDON (AP) — 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, plastic sword-wielding women on the lecture circuit earlier this month. Colin Darch , 75, said Thursday that his host, a southwest England chapter of the education-focused Women's Institute, seem... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:11:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2059368-hostage-left-bemused-uk-piracy-mix-up.html 2013-05-02T20:11:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2053816-danish-filipino-hostages-freed-somalia.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — 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, the Danish government said. Foreign Minister Villy Soevndal says the six men were safe aboard a Danish navy frigate off Somalia, but gave no further details. The crewmen were on th... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:04:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2053816-danish-filipino-hostages-freed-somalia.html 2013-04-30T17:04:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2041084-un-warns-troubling-rise-afghan-violence.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 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 violence. The U.S.-led NATO force said Wednesday that Afghan and coalition forces killed 13 insurgents in joint operations that began a day earlier in eastern Kapisa and Nangarhar p... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:42:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2041084-un-warns-troubling-rise-afghan-violence.html 2013-04-24T13:42:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of foreign civilians captured in eastern Afghanistan when their helicopter made an emergency landing are in good health, the Taliban said on Tuesday, as increased violence was reported around the country. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that the 11 captives were "being investigated," and deni... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html 2013-04-23T13:11:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2038728-limping-al-qaida-offshoot-rearms-with-twitter.html 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 by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers. The hearts-and-minds approach echoes an outre... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:41:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2038728-limping-al-qaida-offshoot-rearms-with-twitter.html 2013-04-23T12:41:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2035814-taliban-capture-11-foreigners-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban took 11 civilians prisoner, including eight Turks and a Russian, after their cargo helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, in the first large scale capture of foreigners there in nearly six years. Security forces dispatched to the remote area retreated after engaging in fire... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2035814-taliban-capture-11-foreigners-afghanistan.html 2013-04-22T19:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2030410-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in what the father described as especially harsh conditions following the group's return Friday to safety in the Cameroonian capital. Cameroonian television showed the family of seven — ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2030410-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html 2013-04-19T21:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030764-manhunt-boston-bombing-suspect-killed.html DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts (AP) — 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 wanted in the Boston Marathon bombing after his older brother was killed in a furious getaway attempt overnight. During the long night of violence, authorities said the brother... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:06:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030764-manhunt-boston-bombing-suspect-killed.html 2013-04-19T20:06:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992290-militants-kills-7-kidnap-4-attack-pakistan.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a power grid station in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, killing seven people and taking four hostage, police said. The attack on the outskirts of Peshawar city occurred at around 2 a.m., said the local police chief in the area, Gra... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:47:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992290-militants-kills-7-kidnap-4-attack-pakistan.html 2013-04-02T12:47:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1984104-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said Thursday, as other foreigners have been kidnapped in the country's commercial capital in recent days. The release of the British citizen comes after three Lebanese citizens were also kidnapped. Abductions of foreigners rema... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1984104-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html 2013-03-28T12:47:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1975108-france-confirms-death-al-qaida-chief-abou-zeid.html PARIS (AP) — 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 stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground and regroup to renew itself. Even the fearsome Abou Zeid is replaceable. A top commander of ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:46:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1975108-france-confirms-death-al-qaida-chief-abou-zeid.html 2013-03-23T20:46:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1966506-website-close-to-al-qaida-claims-hostage-executed.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 announcement in a Mauritanian-based website, which is frequently used by the Islamic extremist group. The information could not immediately be verified, but in Paris, a French Foreign Mi... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:28:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1966506-website-close-to-al-qaida-claims-hostage-executed.html 2013-03-20T17:28:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1966176-website-mauritania-french-hostage-killed.html NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A Mauritanian-based website says that al-Qaida's North African branch has executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military intervention in northern Mali. The Noukachott Information Agency, or ANI, posted the report late Tuesday. The ANI website is frequently used by al-Qaida's North African chapter to post messa... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:41:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1966176-website-mauritania-french-hostage-killed.html 2013-03-20T00:41:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — 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. 19 in northern Cameroon. The video's audio airs a man's voice that identifies himself as Tanguy Moulin-Fournier. He says that his family is being held by the Islamic radical sect kno... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html 2013-03-19T00:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1960826-prison-escape-artist-free-this-time.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — His first two prison escapes in Greece were spectacular and successful, aboard helicopters chartered by accomplices. But when Albanian inmate Alket Rizaj tried to break out of another lockup — this time by taking hostages — his gamble just didn't pay off. After a 24-hour standoff Rizaj, a convicted contract killer, surrendered to pol... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:59:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1960826-prison-escape-artist-free-this-time.html 2013-03-17T21:59:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1960348-convicted-criminal-holds-hostages-greek-prison.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say a convicted prisoner in Greece trying to escape for the third time has taken six hostages— both prison officers and prisoners — and demands to be allowed to leave the prison. The prisoner claims to be heavily armed. A photo shot by a prisoner and obtained by The Associated Press shows Albanian convict Alket ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:46:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1960348-convicted-criminal-holds-hostages-greek-prison.html 2013-03-17T00:46:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1959910-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France is adopting a "determined and discrete" approach to safeguard the lives of eight French hostages kidnapped by extremist groups in and near Nigeria, an official said Saturday. Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, made the comment to reporters at the international airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, after a closed-door me... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1959910-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html 2013-03-16T19:16:34Z