FIVE NAKED PEOPLE IN CRASHED CAR ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING THREE IN CANADIAN FAMILY

Three adults among the suspects remained in custody facing charges of kidnapping and resisting arrest, police said... READ MORE›

ACCUSED LINDHOUT KIDNAPPER TESTIFIES HE LIED TO POLICE ABOUT RANSOM MONEY

Ali omar ader twice told undercover rcmp officers he got 10k for ransom... READ MORE›

MOTHER PLEADED FOR AMANDA LINDHOUT'S FREEDOM DURING TENSE PHONE CALLS

Ali Omar Ader, a 40-year-old Somali national, has pleaded not guilty in Ontario Superior Court to a criminal charge of hostage-taking for his alleged role... READ MORE›

ABU SAYYAF VIDEO 'SHOWS BEHEADING OF GERMAN HOSTAGE'

Abu Sayyaf is a small, but highly active group known for beheading, kidnapping, bombing and extortion in the south of the country... READ MORE›

CANADIAN MAN PUNCHES COUGAR IN THE FACE TO SAVE HIS DOG

The incident occurred in a wooded area near a fast food chain in Whitecourt, central Alberta, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP said on Wednesday... READ MORE›

As four Americans languished in the Islamic State's network of jails in Syria, at least 15 hostages held alongside them were released... READ MORE›

ESCAPED CHIBOK GIRL AMINA ALI NKEKI

Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki in red, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, with her baby daughter... READ MORE›

CANADA TERROR THREAT ENDS IN DEATH OF SUSPECT

Police shot and killed Aaron Driver, 24, who they say was staging a terror attack targeting a Canadian urban center during rush hour, authorities said Thursday... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICAN HELD HOSTAGE BY AL-QAIDA IN MALI TELLS OF HIS ORDEAL

Stephen McGown, who was longest held of the Timbuktu Three, reveals he converted to Islam during his six years in captivity... READ MORE›

ISLAMIST SEPARATISTS SET DATE TO BEHEAD CANADIANS IN PHILIPPINES

His journalist acquaintances, including CBC's Terry Milewski and Postmedia correspondent Matthew Fisher, expressed support for Ridsdel when the kidnapping new broke last year... READ MORE›

RANSOM DRIVE FOR S AFRICAN HOSTAGE

Supporters of South African teacher Pierre Korkie held hostage in Yemen have launched a campaign to raise the 3m 1... READ MORE›

EX-HOSTAGE SAYS THERE MAY BE CANADIAN AL-QAEDA LINK

Former hostage Matthew Schrier worries about a Canadian in his early 20s who converted to Islam in his late teens, a man he has never met... READ MORE›

AS MANY AS 30 PEOPLE ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE

Social media posts by alleged hostages claimed the gunman wanted to speak directly with Prime Minister Abbott... READ MORE›

SWEDISH MAN KIDNAPPED BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN MALI RELEASED AFTER SIX YEARS

Gustafsson, 42, was flown to Stockholm on a special Swedish government plane later Monday but he did not appear before media... READ MORE›

GERMAN HOSTAGE WHO GAVE BIRTH IN CAPTIVITY IS FREED FROM SYRIA

News magazine Focus identifies woman as journalist Janina Findeisen who travelled to Syria in October 2015... READ MORE›

COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR GENERAL FEARED KIDNAPPED BY FARC REBELS

If confirmed, it would be the first time in a half-century of conflict that the rebels have taken an army general hostage, Colombian media is reporting... READ MORE›

HOSTAGE'S FATHER QUESTIONS 'NO RANSOM' POLICY

Hostage's father questions 'no ransom' policy The father of slain Islamic State hostage Kayla Mueller is questioning the U... READ MORE›

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM BY EXTREMIST GROUPS EXTRACTS HIGH PRICE

The specialist insurer Hiscox said its position on kidnap and ransom cover was clear... READ MORE›

CANADA ALLOWS FEMALE MOUNTED POLICE TO WEAR HIJAB

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police became the third police force in Canada to add the hijab option after Toronto and Edmonton... READ MORE›

CANADA TERROR SUSPECT DEAD AFTER 'SUICIDE ATTACK THWARTED'

A suspect banned from associating with the Islamic State was dead after Canada's national police force thwarted what an official said was a suicide bomb plot... READ MORE›

AL-QAEDA HOSTAGES MCGOWN AND GUSTAFSSON TALK OF TIME IN SAHARA

Stephen McGown watched the swallows migrate back and forth across the Sahara six times before he was finally rescued from the grip of Islamist extremists... READ MORE›

17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH CANADA MASS SHOOTING AFTER FOUR KILLED IN SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOL

La Loche Community School teachers Marie Janvier, 21 and Adam Wood, 35, and brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine, aged 17 and 13 respectively, were killed in the shooting on Friday... READ MORE›

US MISSIONARY REVEREND PHYLLIS SORTOR FREED AFTER KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA

Reverend Phyllis Sortor, of the Free Methodist Church, was abducted by gunmen on 23 February and her kidnappers demanded a ransom of 300,000... READ MORE›

BODY FOUND IN SEARCH FOR DAUGHTER OF GERMAN BUSINESSMAN HELD BY KIDNAPPERS FOR 1.2M RANSOM

The body of the daughter of a wealthy German businessman kidnapped for a 1.2 million ransom last week has reportedly been found... READ MORE›

'RACE AGAINST TIME': CANADIAN POLICE SAYS GUNNED DOWN TERROR SUSPECT PLANNED 'IMMINENT' ATTACK

In the past, Driver sent out tweets supporting Islamic State and celebrated the 2014 attack on Canada's Parliament Hill... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE DEMANDS RANSOMS FOR NORWEGIAN, CHINESE CAPTIVES, POSTS THEIR PHOTOS

CAIRO The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed to be holding a Norwegian man and a Chinese consultant hostage and demanded ransom for their release... READ MORE›

CANADIAN POLICE KILL SUSPECT AFTER RECEIVING TIP-OFF OF TERROR THREAT

Canadian police kill suspect after receiving tip-off of terror threat news channels... READ MORE›

KIDNAPPERS IN PHILIPPINES RELEASE VIDEO OF BEHEADING OF CANADIAN

Ridsdel, formerly of alberta, had been held hostage by militants for 7 months and was killed april 25... READ MORE›

KAYLA MUELLER: PRESIDENT OBAMA DEFENDS US HOSTAGE POLICY DESPITE DEATH OF AID WORKER

In the face of intense criticism the US maintains the starkest position on hostage negotiation and considers ransom payment akin to funding terrorism... READ MORE›

U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL WARNS OF KIDNAP THREAT

The warning came days after an Australian aid worker was kidnapped in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad... READ MORE›

JAPAN SEEKS JORDAN'S HELP TO SAVE HOSTAGE KENJI GOTO FROM ISLAMIC STATE

In Amman, Jordan, Mr Nakayama emerged from meetings with no fresh progress to report... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE HOSTAGE JAMES FOLEY GAVE UP CHANCE TO FLEE

'I couldn't leave John on his own,' Foley said... READ MORE›

DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY GERMAN BUSINESSMAN KILLED IN BOTCHED KIDNAPPING

In this telephone conversation, one of the perpetrators said Anneli was kidnapped by them and that he demanded a EUR1.2m ransom, Mr Kroll said... READ MORE›