SOMALI MAN FOUND GUILTY IN KIDNAPPING OF CANADIAN JOURNALIST

Lindhout, a freelance journalist, was taken hostage in Somalia on Aug. 23, 2008, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan, while working on a story... 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›

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›

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›

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›

FOUR ARMED MEN BLOCK OFF APARTMENT BUILDING

Source Newsflare Nieuwsblad newspaper Media reported there already had been a hostage incident in Ghent linked to extortion two months ago... READ MORE›

SYDNEY SIEGE IN 9 DRAMATIC PICTURES

Around 15 people have been taken hostage by at least one gunman in the Lindt cafe on Martin Street, in the city's Central Business District... 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›

PARIS ATTACKS: POLICEMAN GIVES FIRST ACCOUNT OF 'DANTE'S INFERNO' SCENE AT BATACLAN CONCERT HALL

Behind the door, the terrorists were inflicting mental torture on their 20 hostages... 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›

PARIS SUPERMARKET HOSTAGE REVEALS KILLER AMEDY COULIBALY TOLD HIM

Paris supermarket hostage reveals killer Amedy Coulibaly told him 'It's nothing personal'... READ MORE›

JIHADI SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN FRANCE FOR 'NAVAL BASE BEHEADING PLOT'

Paris Three suspected jihadists have been arrested in France for allegedly plotting to kidnap and behead a naval officer at a base near the Franco-Spanish border... 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›

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›

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›

'WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT WOULD TURN OUT'

Victims of sydney siege hailed as heroes after they die protecting hostages asia-pacific... READ MORE›

WAS U OF T STUDENT HOLDING GUN IN BANGLADESH ATTACK?

Was u of't student holding gun in bangladesh attack?... READ MORE›

FREED BOKO HARAM HOSTAGES SAFE

Cameroon says it does not pay ransoms in kidnapping cases, and today's brief statement provided no details on the conditions of the hostages' release... READ MORE›

AUSTRIA SAYS RECEIVES NO DEMAND OF RANSOM FROM IS

According to news reports, the 39-year-old Austrian hostage, Dalibor S... READ MORE›

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