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Red Cross visits 12 kidnapped by Senegal rebels
The International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement that they visited 12 employees of a South African bomb disposal firm currently being ...
Dozens kidnapped in M23 fief in Congo: officials
Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern Congo by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, said a community ...
British police arrest fugitive wanted in US
British police have arrested a fugitive who jumped bail nine years ago on attempted murder and kidnapping charges in the United States. Sean Lopes, ...
Dugard and Smart offer comments on Cleveland case
Kidnapping survivors Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart have words of wisdom for the three women found this week in Cleveland years after their ...
Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases
The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere.
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 ...
SAfrican firm tries to free 12 workers in Senegal
A South African company which specializes in the removal of land mines has reached out to the government of Senegal and to the United Nations to try ...
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, ...
Lebanon: Main suspect in 2011 kidnapping arrested
Security forces have arrested the main suspect in the 2011 kidnapping of seven Estonian tourists and the more recent abduction of a Lebanese citizen ...
Police doubt kidnapping linked to killing of girl
Investigators were trying Wednesday to determine if there's a link between a brazen kidnapping attempt involving a 15-month-old California girl and ...
Watchdog: 5 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria coast
An anti-piracy watchdog says five sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. The International Maritime Bureau ...
Kidnapping suspect back in US after Mexico arrest
A phone tip and a Superman tattoo led to the Mexico arrest and return to the U.S. of a fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a ...
Suspect in LA girl's abduction captured in Mexico
A fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being arrested in ...
Minaret of famed mosque in Syria destroyed
The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and ...
Minaret of landmark mosque in Syria destroyed
The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a ...
Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy
A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens. Child rights activists say the rape last week of a 5-year-old girl is just the latest case in ...
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 ...
Kidnapped girl, 4, returned to Mexico
Salvadoran authorities say a 4-year-old Mexican girl found in their Central American country had been kidnapped. Salvadoran Attorney General Luis ...
Brotherhood members face torture charge in Egypt
Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November following ...
Colo. teen pleads not guilty in girl's slaying
A Colorado teen pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and kidnapping in the kidnap-slaying and dismemberment of a 10-year-old girl that panicked ...
Financial crises for Ga. man who held firefighters
A gunman who lured firefighters to his Georgia home with an emergency call, then held four of them hostage for hours before being shot to death faced ...
Hungarian observer in Egypt's Sinai released
Armed Bedouin tribesmen briefly abducted a Hungarian member of the multinational observer force in Sinai, releasing him around two hours later after ...
Grandparents: Fla. boys unaware of kidnapping
Two young boys seem unaware their parents kidnapped them and believe their sailboat trip to Cuba was only a vacation, not an attempt by their mom and ...
No bond for US couple accused of kidnapping kids
The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys and fleeing to Cuba by sailboat after losing custody were ordered Thursday to remain in jail ...
Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge
The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys from their grandparents and sailing to Cuba on a boat called "Salty" to elude authorities were ...