Kidnapping
A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says
A new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did not identify the hostage or say who had made the payment, but three sources identified the country that made the payment as the UAE.
American missionary kidnapped in Niger released, in US custody
Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman
Basij singer abducted, tortured to death as group ‘Ashtara Zero Day’ claims responsibility
Mexico arrests ex-governor over alleged destruction of evidence in 2014 student case
The remains of three victims have since been positively identified, but the others have yet to be found.
At least 12 people killed by gunmen, women, children abducted in Nigerian village
Six members of one family burned to death after the attackers set fire to their house, one resident told Reuters.
Ransom notes tied to Nancy Guthrie kidnapping released six months into unsolved case
The ransom notes "reveal distinctive patterns of word choice, syntax and phraseology" that someone close to the author might recognize, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report
Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.
American journalist accuses Syrian chargé d'affaires to US of playing role in her 2016 abduction
“I saw Mohammed several times in the first days of my captivity," said Lindsey Snell of Mohammed Qanatri.
The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion
Her name, Haymanut, means “faith.” But, dad Tesfai Kasau, 54, told me that at home, they call her “tiger,” because she stands strong for what she believes. She is deeply religious, he says.
European Parliament demands Pakistan free 13-year-old Christian girl in forced marriage, conversion
Shahbaz was married to her abductor in March, despite most provinces requiring a person to be at least 18 to marry.
Fmr. Iranian FM calls on Tehran to kidnap thousands of US soldiers from military bases
Former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran should launch a ground war, seize a US base in the Middle East, kidnap its forces, and take them hostage in Iran, as retaliation for strikes.
Police arrest Palestinian teen who admitted to plan to stab IDF soldier, die as 'martyr'
Earlier on Tuesday, police said that a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in their custody had admitted to planning to attack an IDF soldier when he was initially arrested on Saturday night.
Pakistani FM's relative arrested on alleged kidnapping, rape, extortion charges
Four Pakistani men, one of which is a relative of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, raping, and extorting two women after helping them get visas.
