Hostages & Kidnappings

Missing 15-year-old found as three 'abductors' held by police Wiltshire Times16:33
Three arrested for ‘child abduction’ after missing girl found The Independent15:22
400 Mawozo gang leader charged over kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti Axios05:54
Police repel bandits, rescue 15 abductees in Niger The Daily Trust05:52
Man abducts neighbour’s daughter, buries body in kitchen despite ransom Channels Television14:57
Bandits kill 8, abduct many, give condition for peace in Sokoto community Vanguard, Nigeria07:56
Maddie Thomas: Three men arrested on suspicion of child abduction as police find missing… Bristol World15:08

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PICS: Kidnapped bank manager rescued after movie-style ransom collection, car chase and shoot-out IOL06:20

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Terrorists kidnap 20, kill one in Kaduna communities Vanguard, Nigeria05:15

In the last 4 hours

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Trapped: Australia’s economy is hostage to the housing market, and neither party is willing to save us Crikey02:46

60 YEARS LATER: STILL SEARCHING FOR DENNISE SULLIVAN..by Jim Stiles (ZX#8) The Canyon Country Zephyr, Utah02:14

Leah Sharibu’s family demands release at birthday ceremony The Punch02:06

Train abduction: Negotiations deadlocked, FG seeks foreign assistance The Punch02:06

Yesterday

PDP Chieftain Reportedly Killed In Akwa Ibom The Will21:13 15-May-22

How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam Malwarebytes Labs21:09 15-May-22

Child Tortured To Death During "Exorcism" Linked To Recent Kidnapping The Inquisitr20:55 15-May-22

Utah woman sues school district, woman who kidnapped her son Deseret Morning News, Utah20:54 15-May-22

Captain Robert Nairac: New appeal in bid to find murdered soldier’s body Belfast News Letter19:25 15-May-22

Gunmen kidnap Mountain of Fire member, demand N10m ransom PM News, Nigeria18:20 15-May-22

IRT arrests two herders over alleged kidnapping, rescue victim The Nation, Nigeria18:13 15-May-22

Firth Park Road Sheffield: Two charged with kidnap, false imprisonment and wounding after… Sheffield Star18:01 15-May-22

Two men set to appear in court at Sheffield on kidnap and exploitation charges Yorkshire Post17:50 15-May-22

Kidnappers demand N10m ransom from family of abducted widow The Nation, Nigeria17:43 15-May-22

Man arrested on charge of abduction in Ernakulam The Hindu17:09 15-May-22

Man says he's been abducted by aliens 'at least 60 times' from age 16 when he lived in Bradford Yorkshire Live16:49 15-May-22

Nigeria: Train Attack - Bandits Release Pregnant Woman On Compassionate Ground AllAfrica16:21 15-May-22

How A Kidnapped Baby Solved Her Own Abduction Two Decades Later Grunge16:16 15-May-22

A Catholic priest and Christian student are murdered in Nigeria Aleteia15:08 15-May-22

UP: Woman Abducted; Family Threatened, Allege Negligence by Police The Wire15:01 15-May-22

Suspected gummen kidnap mother, children in Delta The Nation, Nigeria14:49 15-May-22

Family Mark Leah Sharibu's 19th Birthday, Demand Her Unconditional Release After 5 Years In… Sahara Reporters14:37 15-May-22

Train Attack: Terrorists Release Abducted Pregnant Woman The Will13:56 15-May-22

LCW decries detention of lawyer in Benghazi The Libya Observer13:45 15-May-22

Russia Has Forced Thousands of Ukrainians into ‘Filtration Camps’ 19FortyFive13:41 15-May-22

Cops launch manhunt for Limpopo woman who was abducted, forced into car boot IOL12:49 15-May-22

Israeli settler kidnaps a Palestinian student in Urif WAFA11:58 15-May-22

Kaduna train attack: Terrorists release abducted pregnant woman Blueprint Newspapers11:53 15-May-22

Train attack: Bandits release pregnant woman on compassionate ground Premium Times, Nigeria10:11 15-May-22

Pregnant woman freed by Nigeria train kidnappers BBC09:38 15-May-22

Farmers in Kaduna threaten to carry arms over incessant kidnap,… The Nation, Nigeria09:21 15-May-22

ANC withdraws membership of suspect arrested in Hillary Gardee murder Eyewitness News08:46 15-May-22

Sey Byth chides FG over killings, kidnapping Tribune Online08:31 15-May-22

Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Ramallah And Jenin International Middle East Media Center08:06 15-May-22

Cape Town family pleads for return of kidnapped man IOL08:01 15-May-22

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Former Political Prisoners, Including Two Siblings, In Hebron International Middle East Media Center07:45 15-May-22

Bandits Kill One, Abduct 16 in Kaduna ThisDay Live06:19 15-May-22

Teenage girl kidnapped in chaos after Karachi's Saddar blast, say police Dawn05:31 15-May-22

Again, terrorists attack Kaduna Nigerian Guardian05:20 15-May-22

Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack: Terrorists free captive pregnant woman Nigerian Guardian05:20 15-May-22

Teenage girl kidnapped in chaos after Saddar blast, say police Dawn04:51 15-May-22

‘APGA, victim of political kidnapping, brigandage’ The Nation, Nigeria04:07 15-May-22

Terrorists release pregnant passenger abducted from Abuja-Kaduna train The Nation, Nigeria03:37 15-May-22

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian And His Son In Hebron International Middle East Media Center01:38 15-May-22

Missouri children kidnapped by mother without custody found in Arizona, authorities say FOX 10 Phoenix01:31 15-May-22

Woman Being Kidnapped Fears for Life Until Driver Notices and Pulls Over: 'God, You Sent Me an Angel' Independent Journal Review01:00 15-May-22

In the last 7 days

NY pension money 'held hostage' by Putin, Russia New York Post23:00 14-May-22

Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists Free Pregnant Woman Among Abducted Passengers Sahara Reporters21:49 14-May-22

50 years later, the Virginia Piper kidnapping remains a Minnesota mystery Star Tribune, Minnesota21:48 14-May-22

Nigeria: Train Kidnappers Release Pregnant Woman AllAfrica21:24 14-May-22

Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists Release Pregnant Woman Naija News21:22 14-May-22

Train attack: Terrorists release pregnant woman The Nation, Nigeria20:10 14-May-22

Gang harvest semen from kidnapped man Bulawayo24News20:06 14-May-22

Missing Missouri children found safe at Casino Del Sol ABC15.com, Arizona19:41 14-May-22

Odisha: Ex-MLA goes missing, family suspects kidnapping The Times of India19:28 14-May-22

Bandits Kill One, Kidnap 20 In Kaduna The Will18:48 14-May-22

Train Attack: Terrorists release pregnant woman in captivity Vanguard, Nigeria18:45 14-May-22

Child abduction attempts reported at two primary schools 20 miles apart within a day Mirror.co.uk18:09 14-May-22

Gunmen kidnap 20, kill one in fresh Kaduna attack Daily Post18:07 14-May-22

JUST IN: Terrorists release pregnant passenger of Abuja-Kaduna train Daily Nigerian17:53 14-May-22

Terrorists kill 1, kidnap 20 in Kaduna community Blueprint Newspapers17:44 14-May-22

Second man found guilty in 2017 kidnapping, murder of Abilene father San Angelo Standard Times, Texas17:43 14-May-22

Alleged kidnapping in Sneinton with three men charged Nottinghamshire Live17:05 14-May-22

Kherson region: deputy chairman of Chornobaivka village council released by occupying forces Ukrainska Pravda17:02 14-May-22

Reported child 'abduction' attempts at two Welsh primary schools 20-miles apart Wales Online16:39 14-May-22

Girl allegedly kidnapped during Karachi's Saddar blast Geo.tv16:20 14-May-22

Bronx man guilty of kidnapping, assaults and more in crime spree across Pa. and N.J. NJ.com - The Jersey Journal16:18 14-May-22

Three men charge after alleged kidnapping Nottinghamshire Police (Press Release)16:01 14-May-22

Edo Police reports 50% drop in kidnapping, lauds Obaseki’s involvement in security system Vanguard, Nigeria15:24 14-May-22

Abducted journalist Iryna Danilovych tortured at FSB HQ in Crimea - rights watchdog Ukrinform15:14 14-May-22

Kaduna Farmers Threaten To Carry Arms If Killings, Kidnapping Persist Naija News14:46 14-May-22

Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Hebron And Jenin International Middle East Media Center13:37 14-May-22

Punjab police exhume body in Udupi The Hindu13:31 14-May-22

Girl allegedly abducted during stampede after Karachi blast The Nation13:12 14-May-22

Kaduna farmers threaten to take up arms over incessant kidnaps, killings Daily Post13:02 14-May-22

Essex crime: Thugs kidnapped man and left him 'naked and covered in blood' over a drug debt in… Essex Live11:58 14-May-22

Caller who voted Brexit for 'less bureaucracy' has goods held 'hostage' and stock delayed LBC News11:41 14-May-22

Mariupol residents have problems with water, food and money - adviser to the mayor Ukrainska Pravda09:55 14-May-22

48 Days After, 67 Abducted Train Passengers Still with Terrorists; Relatives, Sheikh Gumi Beg… ThisDay Live06:35 14-May-22

Expert's tips to keep children safe following attempted kidnapping of girl, 2, on Dorset border Dorset Live05:19 14-May-22

Missing Missouri children found safely at Missing Missouri children found safely at Casino Del… KGUN9 News, Arizona04:48 14-May-22

Video shows police stopping Louis Coleman, accused in Jassy Correia's kidnapping death CBS Boston04:19 14-May-22

Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies... Mail Online02:11 14-May-22

Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of U.S. missionaries Baptist Press01:51 14-May-22

Police arrest killers of alhaji Sagir Hamidu, 21 others Vanguard, Nigeria01:44 14-May-22

Rialto detective's relentless effort leads to return of kidnapped teen, suspect arrest in New York CBS Los Angeles01:27 14-May-22

Police arrest killers of Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, 21 others in major operations The Nation, Nigeria00:42 14-May-22

Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers With N2million Cash, Rifles In Bayelsa Brothel Sahara Reporters00:14 14-May-22

Robert C. McFarlane, Reagan advisor who pleaded guilty in Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84 Los Angeles Times00:09 14-May-22

Douglas Galbraith died without ever seeing his abducted sons. His sister is determined to find… Mail Online23:08 13-May-22

Former US National Security Adviser McFarlane Dies at 84 Voice of America22:50 13-May-22

New Ohio bill would criminalize 'swatting' NewsNet5, Ohio22:41 13-May-22

Robert McFarlane, national security adviser involved in Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84 NBC News22:39 13-May-22

DA says officers cleared in November 2021 deadly shooting in Gaston County The Charlotte Observer22:38 13-May-22

Lawyer says Georgia man set for execution should be spared Roanoke Times, Virginia22:32 13-May-22

Robert McFarlane, former national security adviser, dies at 84 Roanoke Times, Virginia22:21 13-May-22

Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Assaults, Arson Of NJ Car Dealership Patch22:08 13-May-22

Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84 Mail Online21:47 13-May-22

Arrests made after child dies during exorcism at backyard church linked to kidnapping of… NBC News21:35 13-May-22

White House Puts 'Hostage Envoy' On WNBA Star Griner's Case As Russia Extends Pretrial Detention Radio Free Europe21:27 13-May-22

Transient gets life in prison for Anaheim motel murder and kidnapping Orange County Register20:58 13-May-22

Murder, kidnapping, rape - Russian war crimes continue unabated in Ukraine TVP World20:46 13-May-22

Iranian state TV airs lecture by official claiming Hitler had Jewish origins Arutz Sheva20:42 13-May-22

Federal jury convicts NY man of 2014 rampage including Paterson arson NorthJersey.com20:37 13-May-22

How I was kidnapped and released with N1500 as transport fare – Ike Ekweremadu The Street Journal20:36 13-May-22

Five Defendants Plead Guilty to Witness Tampering in the Case of a Missouri Woman Found Dead in Mayes County U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)20:08 13-May-22

Execution Date Set for Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. Office of Attorney General of Georgia (Press Release)19:52 13-May-22

Dark spotlight shines on tiny San Jose church after child exorcism death and high-profile infant kidnapping Hoodline19:26 13-May-22

Whitley County Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Violent Kidnappings Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Press Release)19:06 13-May-22

Homeless man raped girl in park bathroom on Mother's Day: cops New York Post18:21 13-May-22

Invaders have abducted 2,389 Ukrainian children Ukrinform17:53 13-May-22

Bronx, New York, Man Convicted of Multi-State Kidnapping, Assault, and Arson Rampage U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)17:46 13-May-22

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