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Romanian held by al-Qaeda affiliate demands release
A Romanian mineworker kidnapped by an al-Qaeda affiliate last year has appeared in a video North Africa -
Nigeria Central Bank chief’s wife kidnapped, freed
Kidnapping for ransom is common in the country, particularly in the south, with the wealthy and expatriates often targeted North Africa -
Abducted Australian woman set free in Afghanistan
Katherine Jane Wilson was grabbed in the city of Jalalabad, close to the border with Pakistan, in late April World News -
California man’s attempted kidnap of girl caught on camera
Video footage from a California store earlier this month shows the moment a man tried to kidnap a 4-year-old girl. In the incident, which took place ... Variety -
Lebanon charges against Australia TV crew, mother to be dropped
The Australians could be released from custody within a matter of hours, according to the network Television & Radio -
Freed Italian hostage leaves Philippines hospital
A retired Italian priest held hostage for six months by suspected extremist militants left a Philippines hospital World News -
Four Australians detained in Lebanon on kidnapping suspicion
Lebanese police say they detained four Australian citizens on suspicion they were involved in the kidnapping of two children Middle East -
Americans warned against travel to southeastern Tunisia
US citizens are urged to avoid Tunisian political gatherings, large crowds and demonstrations and to be alert to the possibility of kidnapping Middle East -
Five Czechs missing in Lebanon since July have been found
Their disappearance may have been related to organized crime and the drugs and arms trade Middle East -
Who's behind seizing Turks in Baghdad?
An Iraqi interior ministry spokesman said the Turkish construction workers were taken in the northeastern district of Habibiya Middle East -
Remember the kidnapped in Syria
At a time of terror, warfare, suspicion and misunderstanding, reaching out to “the good in the other” is ever more important Middle East -
Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists
Spain says it is trying to establish what happened to three Spanish freelance journalists reported to have gone missing Print -
First pictures of five missing Czechs in Lebanon revealed
The men were identified as Jan Švarc, Adam Homsi, Miroslav Dobeš, Merlin Pešek and Pavel Kofroň Middle East -
Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for detainees
Nigeria's Boko Haram are offering to free young women and girls kidnapped in exchange for the release of militant leaders Africa -
Tunisia shuts down consulate in Libya’s Tripoli
Tunisia's decisionowing to close its consular operations in Libya's capital came following the abduction of 10 staffers Africa -
Somali man arrested in Canada for journalists’ kidnapping
Journalists Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan ultimately were released in November 2009 after months of captivity Print -
Gunmen storm Tunisian consulate in Tripoli
An armed group stormed the Tunisian consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli and kidnapped 10 staff Africa -
NBC correspondent reveals kidnappers tricked him about their identity
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel says his kidnappers turned out to be Sunnis and not Shiite militias Television & Radio -
Nigeria’s new president pledges effort to free girls kidnapped a year ago
A march is expected in the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass kidnapping Africa -
ISIS holding 50 Syrian hostages: monitor
News of the kidnappings had been kept quiet because of ongoing negotiations for their release, Middle East -
U.S., French forces aid search for hostage taken in Burkina Faso
The unidentified gunmen took off in the direction of the nearby border with Mali Africa -
Syrian insurgents kidnap then release 300 Kurds - Kurdish official
Islamist insurgents have released 300 Kurdish men in the country’s north who were taken captive on Sunday Middle East -
UAE: Six Iranians jailed over British businessman’s kidnap
Abbas Yazdi, a businessman of Iranian descent who owns a general trading company in Dubai, disappeared in June 2013 Middle East -
Gunmen kidnap U.S. woman in central Nigeria: Police
Foreign nationals have often been kidnapped in Nigeria by local gangs who typically release hostages following a ransom payment Africa -
French woman kidnapped in Yemen
Security sources said earlier on Tuesday that gunmen had kidnapped a French woman and her Yemeni driver Middle East -
89 school children abducted by South Sudan militia: UNICEF
UNICEF estimates there are at least 12,000 children used by both sides in South Sudan’s ongoing civil war Africa -
Mother makes emotional plea for daughter's return from Libya
Ms Szymanowicz was shopping in Mothercare when the child’s father Maher Belaid abducted the 15-week-old Talia Middle East -
Egyptian Christians held in Libya freed: tribal source
Muftah Marzuq, head of the council of elders in the coastal city of Sirte, insisted that the 13 had not been kidnapped Middle East -
‘Kidnapped Italian Women in Syria’ appear in video
Two women identifying themselves as Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria have appeared in a video urging their government to seek their release Middle East -
Mother claims kidnapped 3-year-old son seen in ISIS propaganda
With a toy AK-47 assault rifle slung round his chest, the boy can be seen on an image released by the group Features