Canadian journalist appeals for assistance as Pakistani authorities claim clu...

As the political administration of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu on Friday claimed to have found some clues to the female Canadian journalist, who was kidnapped in troubled region of Pakistan on Wednesday, she has appealed to visitors of his website to contribute for assisting...

Kidnapped aid worker freed by Abu Sayyaf

Kidnapping activities seem like a game of forever. I wonder when will this end."Abu Sayyaf kidnappers released before dawn Thursday one of two abducted humanitarian workers after ransom was paid, ending her 45-day ordeal on the island-province of Basilan."

Chinese Hostages Killed in Sudan

SUDAN'S foreign ministry have revealed that five of the Chinese oil workers held hostage in Sudan have been killed.  Two escaped, wounded, and the other two of the nine were still in kidnappers' hands.  The group were kidnapped from the Kardofan oilfield in central...

Pakistani journalist escapes from captivity of kidnappers

A senior reporter of a mainstream English daily of Pakistan -- The News -- in Peshawar, Javed Afridi escaped from captivity of the kidnappers Saturday and reached home safe and sound.Armed men had kidnapped him near...

Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans

Somalian captors of  the German couple  & French boat captain have demanded a hefty $1 million ransom for releasing them.  Kidnappings have become a thriving business in Somalia. Highjackers have got huge ransom in the past. " A government minister says...

Hong Kong toddler`s day out on six-floor laundry rack

"Hong Kong (ANTARA News) - A Hong Kong toddler caused a sensation after he crawled out of the window of his mother's sixth-floor apartment, police said Monday.In a scene reminiscent of the 1994 film Baby's Day Out, the 18-month-old boy climbed out of the window via a cupboard...

Killing Children In The Name of Justice

OPINION PIECE:Disclosure: I'd like to say up front that I have moral and religious issues against the death penalty. To me, it's not our decision whether or not to kill people - that is purely the domain of one's...

British Columbia: Gangsters jailed 6 years in violent kidnapping

Opinon Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor When comparing Canada's Notorious Serial Killer Wally Pickton's sentence of 4.1 years per murder victim versus 4 Criminals ongoing past Drug and present Kidnapping...

Taliban hostage rescue begins

"A MILITARY operation to rescue the remaining 21 Korean hostages held by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan has begun hours after a Taliban deadline expired, a provincial official said. “The operation has...

Breaking News: Nigeria kidnappers free UK girl

"Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released a three-year-old British girl who was held hostage for three days. Margaret Hill was in good health and being cared for by officials in Port Harcourt city, a government spokeswoman told the Reuters news agency. The child was...

BBC man 'seen in explosives belt'

"Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said the kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made a new video showing him wearing an explosives belt."

Gunmen kidnap mother of Nigerian Governor

"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen seized the mother of a newly elected state governor in oil-rich southern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. The navy, meanwhile, reported an attack off southern Bayelsa state by gunmen armed with dynamite and assault rifles on a vessel...

Nigerian Kidnappers release 24 Filipino hostages

Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24 Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta since January 20, the men's employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday. The kidnappers said they had freed the men "on...

US Soldier Charged in Killing of Italian Journalist in Iraq

This case has taken quite some time to make it through Italy's court system, but there  is a massive political element to it as well. Whilst a case could be made that the accused was just doing his job, the US Army's cover-up of the incident casts aspersions on their...

Germany Wants CIA Kidnappers Arrested

"In another embarrassment for the Bush administration's handling of its so-called war on terror, German prosecutors issued on Wednesday, January 31, arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents accused of kidnapping, detaining and torturing a German national of Lebanese origin."

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