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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

7th December, 2017 352

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

18th October, 2017 7

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

11th October, 2017 15

Trending News Headlines : Sean Langan

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

27th February, 2017 3475


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

28th December, 2014 727

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

17th August, 2016 560

ANTITERRORISM LAWS PROMPT BRITISH LIBRARY TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM TALIBAN PROJECT


The group's aim is to digitize the primary material shedding light on the Taliban's organization and the insurgency in Afghanistan... READ MORE

28th August, 2015 403

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

10th August, 2017 354

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

15th April, 2016 331

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

6th December, 2014 327

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

26th November, 2015 312

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

15th December, 2014 297

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

26th June, 2017 234

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

15th December, 2014 179

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

15th December, 2014 173

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

29th September, 2016 171

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

17th November, 2014 160

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

22nd February, 2015 127

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

17th November, 2015 123

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

12th December, 2014 95

PARIS SUPERMARKET HOSTAGE REVEALS KILLER AMEDY COULIBALY TOLD HIM


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

8th July, 2015 92

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

16th July, 2015 73

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

10th August, 2017 51

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

7th March, 2015 37

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

18th August, 2015 33

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

10th September, 2015 31

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

3rd May, 2016 24

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

11th February, 2015 16

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

5th May, 2016 14

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

26th January, 2015 10

ISLAMIC STATE HOSTAGE JAMES FOLEY GAVE UP CHANCE TO FLEE


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

16th March, 2015 10

'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

17th December, 2014 9

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

18th August, 2015 7


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