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Middle East ‘most dangerous’ for journalists in 2014
'ISIS effect' was a prime factor in the high Mideast figure, according to Reporters Without Borders 2014: Year in Review -
Yemen kidnappers free U.N. water engineer, says world body
Kidnapping is common in U.S.-allied Yemen, where the government is struggling to contain an insurgency from Islamists Middle East -
Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram to free kidnapped girls
The 219 school girls were kidnapped on April 14 from a school in northeast Nigeria News -
Afghanistan captures two Haqqani commanders
The Haqqanis have been blamed for spectacular attacks on Afghan government and NATO targets across Afghanistan Asia -
German aid worker freed in Afghanistan after two-year ordeal
The Bild newspaper, which first reported the release, identified the aid worker only as Bernd M. Asia -
Lebanon’s kidnappings are a tragedy for us all
In the past two days, several people were kidnapped based on their official identification cards Middle East -
Japanese man feared kidnapped by Syrian militants
The video shows a man who identified himself as Haruna Yukawa lying on the ground with blood trickling down his face. Asia -
Saudi father smuggles sons to Syria, joins ISIS
The man travelled with his two children to join the militant group in Syria following a dispute with their mother Middle East -
Israel soldier 'kidnapped' by Hamas is dead: army
A spokeswoman flatly denied any possibility that the soldier was alive Home Page -
Taliban survivor Malala in Nigeria, pledges to help free girls
Malala met with parents of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram Asia -
It’s time to remember Syria’s kidnapped activists
It is no use denying that the kidnapping of Razan Zaitouneh and her friends has dealt a fatal blow to the Syrian revolution Middle East -
Nigeria: ‘Good news’ soon on kidnapped girls
President Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Godswill Akpabio said the question is not whether the girls can be rescued but how to do it without endangering their lives Africa -
Three Europeans ‘kidnapped’ in Libya’s Tripoli
The vehicle of the Italian, Macedonian and Bosnian engineers was found abandoned in the town of Zuwara Middle East -
Singer offers virginity to Boko Haram for release of schoolgirls
Adokiye, who is also a U.N. peace envoy, made the offer during an interview with a local newspaper Variety -
More than 60 women, girls 'abducted' in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted more than 60 women and young girls in northeast Nigeria Africa -
Is kidnapping a game changer?
It is not hard to wonder what the Israeli political goals were when it initiated this massive dragnet Middle East -
Israel arrests 80 Palestinians in search for teens
Israeli spokesman says militants 'will not feel safe' until the three teenagers return home Middle East -
France offers to help China find hostages taken by Boko Haram
France's foreign minister offers China his country's help in locating 10 workers feared kidnapped by Boko Haram militants Africa -
Yemen tribesmen free German hostage: state media
Yemeni tribesmen have freed a German in his 60s whom they kidnapped in the capital in late January Middle East -
Nigeria president optimistic over finding abducted schoolgirls
Goodluck Jonathan says international military and intelligence assistance make him optimistic about finding 200 schoolgirls abducted last month Africa -
Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers
The soldiers were kidnapped by militants in north Iraq, who later shot them dead Middle East -
Gunmen abduct 8 more girls in Nigeria, U.S. pledges help in search
'We're going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them,' U.S. President Barack Obama tells NBC News Africa -
Abducted girls forced to marry Nigerian extremists
The Boko Haram terrorist group is negotiating the students’ fate and demanding an unspecified ransom for their release Africa -
Tunisia will not ‘bow’ to kidnappers’ demands
Tunisia’s Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi said his country was considering reducing its diplomatic mission in Libya News -
Jordan’s ambassador to Libya kidnapped
The ambassador was kidnapped along with his entourage, and his driver was wounded in the incident Middle East -
Saudi court upholds death sentence for child rapist
Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a death sentence handed down against a teacher convicted of kidnapping and raping eight young girls Middle East -
Taliban kidnap Afghan provincial election candidate
Afghan security forces said they had launched an operation to find the group Middle East -
Iran urges U.N. action over abducted soldiers
Iranian officials have pointed the finger of blame at regional rivals for the kidnap of Iranian border soldiers News -
Kidnapped U.N. staff freed in Yemen
Yemeni troops freed an Italian U.N. staffer and his driver, hours after they were abducted Middle East -
Tunisia ambassador’s secretary kidnapped in Libya
According to an embassy source, the incident occurred on Friday Middle East