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    Kidnapped Edo minor seminarian dies, community members abducted on farm road Vanguard, Nigeria03:42
    Breakdown delayedQRT’s arrival duringPowai hostage crisis Mumbai Mirror22:57
    Bizman kidnapped, robbed of 8.9L in crypto fraud case The Times of India18:45
    Watch: IDF confirms death of Hamas terrorist who held six hostages Jerusalem Post17:54
    Freed hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov details torture, sexual assault by Iraqi captors The Times of Israel12:48
    Girl kidnapped, gang-raped while returning from school in Assam NDTV.com03:01

    Latest News

    In the last half-hour
    Family Seeks Inquest Into Death Of Imo Resident Ejiogu In Notorious 'Tiger Base' Police Custody Sahara Reporters21:26
    In the last hour
    Police take custody of kidnap victim found tied up in Adamawa Daily Post21:07
    In the last 2 hours
    Docs reveal kidnapped woman shot repeatedly with BB gun, handcuffed outside SE Austin home CBS Austin20:23
    Man gets life sentence in death of Nacogdoches man KTRE, Texas20:01
    In the last 4 hours
    2 Yazidi women kidnapped by ISIS rescued after 11 years Anadolu Agency19:41
    Chico man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault appears in court | Midday Report Chico Enterprise-Record, California19:23
    Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared Chicago Reader19:13
    Delhi court discharges nine accused in Pocso case, orders survivor to return compensation The Times of India18:48
    Abused Elizabethtown children kidnapped before CYS could gain 'emergency custody': police Local 21 News18:25
    Police search for woman after alert on suspected abduction near Coimbatore The Hindu18:20
    Supreme Court reduces sentences for taxi driver robbery convicts Fiji Times18:10
    US Centcom head to speak at slain former Israeli-American hostage Capt. Omer Neutra's funeral Jerusalem Post17:52
    Pope Leo meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas America Magazine17:50
    In the last 6 hours
    Kidnapping skit in a high school club’s video draws outrage The Washington Post17:39
    Hostage remains returned by Hamas are those of Tanzanian student, Israel says PBS Online17:27
    Kidnapped and Held Hostage for Days, One 11-Year-Old Managed to Outwit Her Captor and Document Her Surroundings People17:08
    Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat RFI17:06
    IDF identifies remains of returned hostage as Tanzanian student UPI17:05
    Staff Sgt Oz Daniel, returned from Gaza, is laid to rest Israel National News - Arutz Sheva16:51
    Jerusalem youth attempts to kidnap woman who hitchhiked with him Israel National News - Arutz Sheva16:51
    Rep. Scalise to Newsmax: Dems' Trump 'Tantrum' Keeping Govt Closed NewsMax16:47
    Ruby Chen: My son is home from Gaza, but our fight is not over Fox News16:31
    Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student Los Angeles Times16:30
    Kaduna government claims to secure release of over 500 kidnapped persons through dialogue Legit NG16:27
    Attempted kidnapping guilty plea entered in case involving Buffalo Public Schools illuminated… Buffalo News, New York16:17
    Zelenskyy held talks with the President of Kenya: discussed Russian strikes, recruitment of foreigners, and abduction… UNN.ua15:52
    In the last 8 hours
    “We will sell your data:” Spanish top radio station held hostage by Russian hackers CyberNews15:38
    Two Yazidi survivors freed from ISIS captivity after 11 years Shafaq News15:38
    Yuli Tamir: “Arab States and the Palestinian Authority Must Lead Beyond Hamas” Reset Dialogues on Civilizations15:32
    The Pulpos InSight Crime15:22
    ‘Not how I imagined welcoming you back’: Oz Daniel laid to rest after return from Gaza The Times of Israel15:06
    Hamas continues to return hostage remains as Gaza ceasefire holds The Long War Journal14:46
    Israeli hostage: I was stripped naked and sexually abused The Irish Independent14:28
    Earlier today
    Criminal charges filed against Serbian Army & Radojcic RTKLive13:15
    Rights activists in Malaysia call for justice as High Court orders reparations for missing men The Straits Times13:02
    Gaza: Hamas recovers remains of Tanzanian student AfricaNews12:52
    Israel confirms identity of another hostage's body handed over by Hamas TRT World12:28
    Tanzania’s bishops condemn killings and abductions after disputed elections Catholic Herald11:34
    Deceased hostage returned by Hamas identified as Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel The Times of Israel11:33
    Hostage remains returned from Gaza belong to Tanzanian student, says Israel France 2411:23
    Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas Irish Examiner10:56
    Israel identifies hostage remains returned from Gaza France 2410:53
    Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as Tanzanian student MailOnline10:41
    Police rescue kidnapped victim, arrest four suspects in Ondo Vanguard, Nigeria10:21
    Malaysia to appeal against damages ruling for families of abducted activists South China Morning Post10:10
    Kidnapped Kuwaiti freed, 3 suspects arrested Gulf News10:09
    Vlasiuk outlines possible sanctions to be included in EU’s 20th package Freedom09:46
    Critical Policy Brief, Number 1/2025 Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research09:45
    Israel Says Hostage Remains Returned from Gaza Belong to Tanzanian Student Asharq Al-Awsat09:38
    Ex-Red Brigades terrorist Anna Laura Braghetti dies aged 72 ANSAMED.info09:37
    ‘Aim is always to save lives’: Trained with Scotland Yard, ACP Shalini Sharma on how to negotiate during hostage… Indian Express09:28
    Filter and rule: Inside Russia’s system of abductions and torture in the occupied territories of Ukraine The Insider09:25
    Who was Joshua Mollel, Tanzanian agricultural student abducted by Hamas? - explainer Jerusalem Post09:03
    Body of foreign worker Joshua Loitu Mollel returned to Israel Israel National News - Arutz Sheva08:56
    Malaysia’s AGC to appeal High Court ruling that government pay over US$8.8 million for pastor’s disappearance Channel NewsAsia08:56
    The 36 hours in Washington that took hostage families from grief to gratitude Jewish Insider08:18
    Communal tension in Himachal’s Mandi: After ‘attempted abduction’ of minor girl, man ‘beaten up’ by locals before… Indian Express07:02
    Israel receives another hostage body as two Palestinians are killed in Gaza The National07:01
    ‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him The Times of Israel06:25
    Malaysian court rules police liable for pastor’s abduction Bangkok Post06:19
    Transporters rescued 43 days after abduction The Express Tribune06:11
    18 people still missing as Murkomen reveals how government tamed abductions The Star, Kenya05:50
    Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians as exchanges continue despite violence The Irish Independent05:41
    'Betrayal of justice': Suaram slams appeals in abduction cases Malaysiakini05:26
    FG Unveils Digital Dashboards to Monitor Ministries’ Performance — SGF The Daily Trust05:23
    Abducted journalist rescued in Kotkapura after 20 hours of op Indian Express05:20
    Former Israeli hostage to offer talk on experience at Santa Fe Jewish Center Chabad Santa Fe New Mexican05:18
    WAPDA staff in K-P rally against privatisation The Express Tribune04:42
    Freed academic Elizabeth Tsurkov reveals torture by Kataib Hezbollah The National04:29
    Man involved in rape, abduction and murder cases nabbed a year later Indian Express04:20
    Israel receives body of another hostage as Palestinian deaths reported in Gaza Business Recorder, Pakistan03:55
    Police dismantle major arms, kidnapping syndicate in Delta, Anambra Nigerian Guardian03:54
    Young Crimean mother of two abducted by the FSB and held incommunicado for over a year Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group03:44
    Kidnapped Edo minor seminarian dies, community members abducted on farm road Vanguard, Nigeria03:42
    Teen says she was nearly kidnapped in north Phoenix azfamily.com, Arizona03:37
    Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Islamic Jihad captors sexually assaulted and tortured him The Times of Israel03:02
    Israel says Hamas hands over additional remains The Korea Herald02:44
    Gaza hostage handed over to Red Cross: Israel army Gulf News02:17
    IDF receives casket with apparent body of hostage from Red Cross in Gaza The Times of Israel02:10
    2 Nigerian Minor Seminarians Released Months After Kidnapping, 1 Killed In Captivity Eurasia Review00:51
    Balancing Morality And Security: Japan’s Abduction Talks – OpEd Eurasia Review00:45
    ‘The Troll’ eliminated: Former hostage responds Israel National News - Arutz Sheva00:31
    Crime branch ends year-long run of murder, Pocso accused The Times of India00:14
    Yesterday
    Israel says Hamas handed over additional remains believed to be of a hostage PBS Online23:57 5-Nov-25
    Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony Jerusalem Post23:50 5-Nov-25
    Malaysia high court orders govt, police to pay $9.6 million in damages to family of kidnapped… The Straits Times23:23 5-Nov-25
    The 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima: 2025 Democracy Service Medal... National Endowment For Democracy (Press Release)22:59 5-Nov-25
    Breakdown delayedQRT’s arrival duringPowai hostage crisis Mumbai Mirror22:57 5-Nov-25
    Parents react after man allegedly breaks classroom window, kidnaps student in Chester County WBTV22:36 5-Nov-25
    EastEnders favourite 'set to return' three years after exit as Ravi Gulati is arrested Plymouth Live22:33 5-Nov-25
    Horry County teens facing robbery, kidnapping charges WMBF News21:36 5-Nov-25
    Man arrested in case of kidnapped Baker girl allegedly took her shopping before she was found… The Advocate, Louisiana21:20 5-Nov-25
    Kada Scott's family invites public to her funeral on Saturday PhillyVoice21:10 5-Nov-25
    Tanzania election failed to comply with democratic standards: African Union Al Jazeera20:49 5-Nov-25
    'We will not stop until the last hostage returns home' Israel National News - Arutz Sheva20:26 5-Nov-25
    Hamas hands over another coffin containing remains to Israel BBC20:12 5-Nov-25
    ‘There is peace for the soul’: Parents of slain ex-hostage Itay Chen now ready to grieve The Times of Israel20:05 5-Nov-25
    Hamas transfers another Israeli hostage remains under Gaza ceasefire deal Anadolu Agency20:02 5-Nov-25
    Hamas deceives Israel with ‘dummy corpse’ in Gaza to mislead army strikes Anadolu Agency20:02 5-Nov-25
    Israeli army says Hamas has handed over remains believed to be of a hostage France 2419:43 5-Nov-25
    Hamas armed wing says it will hand over the body of a hostage on Wednesday, as airstrikes continue in Gaza Reuters19:40 5-Nov-25
    Israeli hostage's sex attack horror as kidnappers 'did things even the Nazis wouldn't do' Daily Star19:39 5-Nov-25
    'Goal was to crush my dignity': Former hostage Rom Braslavski says Pij sexually assaulted him Jerusalem Post19:35 5-Nov-25
    New health problems again delay court for Calgary man accused of sex assaults CBC.ca19:32 5-Nov-25
    New health problems delay closing arguments for Calgary man accused of sex assaults Toronto Star19:16 5-Nov-25
    Bizman kidnapped, robbed of 8.9L in crypto fraud case The Times of India18:45 5-Nov-25
    Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians The Economic Times18:39 5-Nov-25
    ‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ Chicago Reader18:36 5-Nov-25
    Karoline Leavitt Is Out Here Saying Trump Won't Hold SNAP Benefits, While Trump Is Literally Saying The Exact Opposite BuzzFeed18:23 5-Nov-25
    The endless episode: How streaming turned stories into hostage situations The Economic Times18:12 5-Nov-25
    Man facing new rape, kidnapping charges after Sept. assault investigation KFVS1218:09 5-Nov-25
    Gwalior Girl Fights Off 3 Men Who Tried To Kidnap Her Near Police Station NDTV.com18:07 5-Nov-25
    'No obligation to host foreigners!' DHS taunts wife of legal migrant 'abducted' by ICE The Raw Story18:04 5-Nov-25
    Wife of abducted Malaysian pastor wins landmark lawsuit against state BBC17:58 5-Nov-25
    19-Year-Old Arrested and Charged With Sexual Assault of Child in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Hoodline17:54 5-Nov-25
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