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›
Ali omar ader twice told undercover rcmp officers he got 10k for ransom... READ MORE›
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 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›
Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki in red, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, with her baby daughter... READ MORE›
The group's aim is to digitize the primary material shedding light on the Taliban's organization and the insurgency in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
Stephen McGown, who was longest held of the Timbuktu Three, reveals he converted to Islam during his six years in captivity... READ MORE›
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›
Supporters of South African teacher Pierre Korkie held hostage in Yemen have launched a campaign to raise the 3m 1... READ MORE›
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›
Social media posts by alleged hostages claimed the gunman wanted to speak directly with Prime Minister Abbott... READ MORE›
Gustafsson, 42, was flown to Stockholm on a special Swedish government plane later Monday but he did not appear before media... READ MORE›
Source Newsflare Nieuwsblad newspaper Media reported there already had been a hostage incident in Ghent linked to extortion two months ago... READ MORE›
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›
News magazine Focus identifies woman as journalist Janina Findeisen who travelled to Syria in October 2015... READ MORE›
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 The father of slain Islamic State hostage Kayla Mueller is questioning the U... READ MORE›
Behind the door, the terrorists were inflicting mental torture on their 20 hostages... READ MORE›
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 'It's nothing personal'... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
Ridsdel, formerly of alberta, had been held hostage by militants for 7 months and was killed april 25... READ MORE›
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›
The warning came days after an Australian aid worker was kidnapped in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad... READ MORE›
In Amman, Jordan, Mr Nakayama emerged from meetings with no fresh progress to report... READ MORE›
'I couldn't leave John on his own,' Foley said... READ MORE›
Victims of sydney siege hailed as heroes after they die protecting hostages asia-pacific... READ MORE›
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›
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