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Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt released Twenty five Chinese workers in Egypt have been released after they were seized by Bedouin tribesmen, in the latest in a series of abductions of Chinese… 01/02/2012
Somalia: US commandos free pirate hostages Two aid workers, an American woman and a Danish man, being held by pirates in Somalia, have been freed after a rescue mission by US special forces. Military… 25/01/2012
Hostage’s body returned to UK embassy in Iraq The body of British security guard Alan McMenemy has been handed over to the UK’s embassy in Baghdad, almost five years after his abduction in Iraq. The… 21/01/2012
US ‘spy suspects’ freed by IranJosh Fattal and Shane Bauer, American hikers who were held in Iran on charges of espionage, are greeted by their families upon arrival in Muscat after their… 22/09/2011
Taponier and Ghesquière back in France – nocomment Two French journalists from France 3 who were held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for a year and a half were freed after months of negotiations. Herve… 30/06/2011
France 3 television journalists Ghesquiere and Taponier back in ParisFrance 3 television journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier speak to the media after their arrival at Villacoublay military airport near Paris… 30/06/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages release – nocomment Supporters and family members of French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving news of their release after being… 30/06/2011
Images of Ghesquiere and Taponier projected on the Arc de TriompheProjected images on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris of Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, two journalists from France 3 television who have been held… 29/12/2010
Somali pirates free Italian tanker after 10 monthsAn Italian-owned oil tanker and its crew have been released by Somali pirates amid reports a ransom of over 8.5 million euros has been paid. The five… 21/12/2011
Abducted Italian aid worker freed in DarfurAn Italian aid worker kidnapped in the Sudanese region of Darfur has been released. Francesco Azzarà helped run a paediatric centre for the organisation… 17/12/2011
Colombians on the march against FARCTens of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets in an outpouring of national anger against FARC rebels. It was in response to the group’s killing… 07/12/2011
One killed and four kidnapped in TimbuktuA group of armed kidnappers has seized three people and killed a fourth in northern Mali. Reports say a German man was shot dead while the hostages are from… 25/11/2011
Mali: two French geologists kidnappedFrench autorities are negotiang. 24/11/2011
France thanks Oman over Yemen hostages’ releaseThree French aid workers freed after being held hostage in Yemen for five months have returned to France. They had been kidnapped in the southern desert and… 14/11/2011
French hostages freed in YemenThree French aid workers held hostage in Yemen since May have been freed. The three, two women and a man had been kidnapped in the south of the country. The… 14/11/2011
Somali gunmen seize three aid workersGunmen kidnapped three aid workers in northern Somalia on Tuesday. They seized one American and two Danish nationals close to Galkayo airport in the region… 25/10/2011
Palestinians take their first steps to freedomOn is his first day as a free man, Palestinian, Nafez Herez, had a chance to spend time with the son he has never met. A member of the Fatah movement had… 19/10/2011
French hostage kidnapped in Kenya is deadMarie Dedieu the French woman kidnapped in Kenya has died. A statement from the French Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of the 66-year-old who was… 19/10/2011
Captured soldier’s family meet Israeli PresidentThe family of a captured Israeli soldier, due to be released in a landmark swap deal, have been meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The meeting… 12/10/2011
Israeli soldier’s family celebrate his imminent releaseA symbolic day, with sadness mixed with happiness. Those are the words from the father of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier due to be freed in a prisoner… 12/10/2011
30 children rescued from Malaysian school siegeSafe in the arms of the police, 30 children emerged from a nursery school in Malaysia after being held hostage by a man armed with a hammer and a… 07/07/2011
French journalists talk of Afghan hostage ordealTwo French journalists freed by the Taliban after 18 months of captivity in Afghanistan are back home. Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière arrived on a… 30/06/2011
French journalists back in Paris after hostage ordealTwo French journalists freed by the Taliban after 18 months of captivity in Afghanistan are back home. Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière arrived on a… 30/06/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages releaseFamilies of the two French journalists taken hostage by the Taliban delight at the news that they are on their way home. After 18 months held prisoner their… 29/06/2011
French journalists freed in AfghanistanTwo French journalists working for state television channel France 3 and held hostage in Afghanistan for 18 months have been freed. They are expected to… 29/06/2011
Anniversary of Israeli soldier’s capture sparks demandsIt is five years since Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was seized by an armed Palestinian group including Hamas. It is an anniversary which is being marked in… 25/06/2011
Frenchman kidnapped in Ivory Coast found deadOne of the French nationals kidnapped at the Novotel hotel in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan has been confirmed dead. Lawyers for the family of Stephane… 02/06/2011
Ceremonies held in France for kidnapped journalistsFriday was the 500th day of captivity for two French journalists and their three Afghan assistants being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan… 13/05/2011
Al Qaeda release video of four French hostagesAl-Qaeda’s North African wing on Wednesday released a video of four French hostages kidnapped in Niger last year. It shows a series of stills of the… 27/04/2011
Gazans mourn for slain Italian activistGazans on Friday held a candlelit vigil for pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni killed by an Al-Qaeda-linked Salafist group. The Italian was found… 16/04/2011
Italian activist mournedHundreds of people in Gaza held a candle light vigil and chanted slogans condemning the killing of a pro-palestinian Italian Activist. Vittorio Arrigoni was… 15/04/2011
Italian murdered in Gaza – mother speaks outThe mother of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian peace campaigner murdered by Islamist extremists in the Gaza Strip, has told how her son used to encourage… 15/04/2011
Safe release of hostages in the PhilippinesThirteen hostages are safe and well after being released in the southern Philippines where they had been held since April 1st. They were found by security… 06/04/2011
Georgia hostage taker surrenders to policeA suspected cop killer surrended to police on Saturday after holding eight people hostage in Athens, Georgia. 33-year-old Jamie Hood is accused of shooting… 26/03/2011
Euphoria in Tahrir Square as uncertain future beckonsThousands of Egyptians remain in Tahrir Square to savour and enjoy the end of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. Most are still coming to terms with what the 18… 13/02/2011
Al-Qaeda blamed for French hostage deathsThe French government has said it is almost certain al-Qaeda was behind the abduction and killing of two Frenchmen in Niger at the weekend. French defence… 11/01/2011
Frenchmen killed in Niger ‘before forces intervened’There is grief in the village of Linselles near Lille in northern France, home to the two young Frenchmen killed in Niger. Their abductors are strongly… 09/01/2011
French hostages probably murdered: militaryTwo French hostages in Niger were probably murdered by their captors after French special forces joined a failed attempt to free them according to a military… 09/01/2011
Frenchmen kidnapped in Niger found deadTwo Frenchmen abducted in Niger on Friday night have been killed. The news has been confirmed by both governments in Niamey and in Paris. The men’s bodies… 08/01/2011
Candlelit vigils held for two French journalistsAs night fell in Paris, a group of people gathered for a candlelit vigil. They had one thing in common. All were either the friends or relatives of… 29/12/2010
Children safe after French nursery siege endsThe siege at a French nursery school where an armed man took 20 children hostage has ended. The 17-year-old, with a history of psychological problems… 13/12/2010
US school siege ends with hostages releasedA four hour armed siege at a high school in the US state of Wisconsin has ended with all 24 hostages being released unharmed. Earlier a 15-year-old student… 30/11/2010
Nigeria military free 19 hostages in Niger Deltageria’s military on Wednesday freed 19 hostages in an operation in the country’s main oil-producing region. Seven of those taken were foreigners while the… 18/11/2010
Pirates release British coupleSomali pirates have released a British couple held hostage for more than a year. It is believed a ransom was paid. Paul and Rachel Chandler were seized on… 14/11/2010
Al Qaeda claims attack on Baghdad churchFunerals have taken place for some of the Christian worshippers killed in one of the bloodiest attack on Iraq’s Christian minority in seven years. Fifty two… 01/11/2010
Kidnappers ‘demand end to France veil ban’Al Qaeda has reportedly demanded that France lift its ban on Muslim face veils in exchange for the release of hostages being held in the Sahara. A ransom… 11/10/2010
First pictures of French hostages releasedThe first pictures of the five French citizens who were taken hostage in Africa two weeks ago have been broadcast on television. The images were handed to… 30/09/2010
Schoolchildren kidnapped in NigeriaThe hunt is on in Nigeria for a gang of kidnappers who have taken a group of schoolchildren hostage. The 15 youngsters are all pupils at the Abayi infants… 28/09/2010
Kouchner vows to free Niger hostagesFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Tuesday vowed to do all he can to free the seven hostages seized by Al Qaeda in Niger last week. The leader of… 22/09/2010
Al-Qaeda claims Niger kidnappingsAl-Qaeda’s North African branch has confirmed it kidnapped seven foreigners in Niger last week. Five of the hostages are French, the other two from Togo and… 22/09/2010
Philippine hijack victims flown homeThe bodies and survivors of the hijacked Philippine bus attack have returned to Hong Kong. The hijacker, a disgruntled ex-policeman, was shot dead by police… 25/08/2010
Survivers relive hostage ordealOne of the survivors of Monday’s Philippine hostage drama has been describing the ordeal. Identified only as Mrs Leung, the weeping woman told reporters how… 24/08/2010
Anger over Manila bus siege bunglePolice in the Philippines have admitted a catalogue of errors in their handling of a hostage-taking on board a bus in the capital Manila yesterday. It… 24/08/2010
Hong Kong angry over botched siege rescueHong Kong authorities have attacked their Philippine counterparts over the way they handled Monday’s bus hostage crisis in which eight tourists were shot… 24/08/2010
Released al Qaeda hostages arrive in SpainTwo Spanish aid workers, set free by al Qaeda’s North Africa wing, have arrived safe and well back home. The pair, Albert Vilalta and his colleague Roque… 24/08/2010
Spanish hostages of al Qaeda freedSpain has officially confirmed that two of its nationals held by al Qaeda in North Africa have been freed. Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual were abducted in… 23/08/2010
Eight tourists die in Manila bus shoot-outIn shock but glad to be alive – surviving hostages are helped out of a bus in Manila after a 12 hour ordeal at gunpoint. The bus carrying tourists from… 23/08/2010
Philippines hostage drama deadline expiresAn armed ex policeman in the Philippines is holding 17 people hostage on a tourist bus in the capital Manilla. So far eight people have been released. The… 23/08/2010
Gunman holds tourists hostage in ManilaPolice in the Philippines have surrounded a bus in central Manila where a gunman is holding over 20 foreign tourists hostage. The man is thought to be a… 23/08/2010
Al Qaeda frees two Spanish aid workersTwo Spanish aid workers held hostage by al Qaeda’s north African branch since November are believed to have been released. Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual… 23/08/2010
Turkish embassy intruder in Israeli hospitalA Palestinian man who was shot and wounded after breaking into the Turkish embassy in Israel has been taken to hospital for treatment. The intruder was… 18/08/2010
Man ‘shot’ at Turkish embassy in Tel AvivIsraeli reports say a Palestinian man has been shot by Turkish security officials after breaking into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv. The Turkish foreign… 17/08/2010
France ‘at war’ with al Qaeda after hostage deathParis says it is ‘at war’ with al Qaeda after a 78-year-old French hostage was put to death by the group’s North African wing. Seized in Niger in April… 27/07/2010
France vows to ‘strengthen’ fight against terrorFrance has said it will step up its fight against terrorism after the killing of 78-year-old hostage Michel Germaneau in Mali. French Prime Minister… 27/07/2010
Sarkozy vows to punish Germaneau killersPresident Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed a French hostage held by Al Qaeda militants in the Sahara has been executed. In a televised address, Sarkozy vowed… 26/07/2010
France confirms killing of hostage by al-QaedaFrench Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed that a French hostage held by al-Qaeda militants in the Sahara has been killed. In a statement, Sarkozy condemned the… 26/07/2010
Colombian troops free FARC hostagesGovernment troops in Colombia have rescued three senior officers held hostage by FARC rebels for nearly 12 years. General Luis Mendieta, seen here, is one… 14/06/2010
Saudis rescue German hostages in YemenSaudi security forces have rescued two young German girls in Yemen whose kidnapping sparked mass protests last year. The girls, aged 3 and 6, were members… 18/05/2010
Colombian rebels free hostage after 12 yearsA Colombian soldier has been reunited with his family after being held in the jungle for more than a dozen years. Finally freed by left-wing FARC rebels… 31/03/2010
FARC rebels set kidnapped Colombian soldier freeColombian rebels have released a kidnapped army soldier to a Red Cross mission in the southern jungle. Josue Daniel Calvo was freed by the Revolutionary… 29/03/2010
Spanish hostage flies home from AfricaA Spanish aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has arrived back in Barcelona after being set free by her captors. Thirty-nine-year-old Alicia Gamez… 11/03/2010
Al-Qaeda hostage back home in SpainIt is being reported that at least one Spanish woman held by al-Qaeda insurgents in Mali has been freed, however the release of another female Italian hostage… 10/03/2010
Al-Qaeda hostages set to be freedIt is being reported that two female hostages held by al-Qaeda insurgents in Mali have been freed. The Italian and Spanish women, both aid workers, are said… 10/03/2010
Kidnapped British couple ‘desperate’A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates three months ago have said they are desperate and in urgent need of help. A video obtained by a UK news… 01/02/2010
Germany calls for release of its hostages in YemenGermany’s foreign minister has been told that five German hostages who have been held captive in Yemen since June have at last been located. Concern has… 12/01/2010
German FM pushes Yemen on hostages and al-QaedaAuthorities in Yemen say they know where five German hostages are being held, six months after their capture in the country. Germany’s foreign minister… 11/01/2010
British hostage back homeThe British computer programmer freed this week, two and a half years after being taken hostage in Iraq, is finally back home. But questions remain over the… 02/01/2010
Kidnapping of French journalists confirmedIt has been confirmed that two French journalists who went missing in Afghanistan on Wednesday have been kidnapped. The two men and three Afghans… 02/01/2010
British hostage released in IraqBrit Peter Moore has been released alive after two and a half years in captivity in Iraq. The computer programmer was working on contract in Baghdad when he… 31/12/2009
British hostage freed aliveBritish hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after two and a half years in captvity in Iraq, the Foreign Office says. The 36-year-old IT consultant… 30/12/2009
Crucial discussions on Israeli soldier prisoner swapIsrael’s security cabinet is meeting again today in a crucial effort to find a solution to the question of a prisoner exchange involving Israeli soldier Gilad… 21/12/2009
Spain says al Qaeda kidnap claim credibleSpain says it is treating as credible an audio tape from an Islamic group which claims to have kidnapped three Spanish aid workers in Mauritania. The… 09/12/2009
Netanyahu: ‘No deal yet on Shalit’Israel has sought to dampen speculation that a deal to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit is close. An agreement to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners… 24/11/2009
Shalit prisoner swap deal ‘close’A senior Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo amid growing expectations that the Palestinian movement is on the verge of releasing 23-year-old Gilad Shalit… 24/11/2009
Peres confirms ‘progress’ in talks to free ShalitIsrael’s president has fuelled hope that captured soldier Gilad Shalit will soon be released. Shalit was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Gaza almost… 23/11/2009
Body in Iraq believed to be British hostageA body believed to be one of four British security guards who were seized by Shia militia in Baghdad in 2007 has been handed over to the authorities in… 03/09/2009
Beslan marks massacre anniversaryA ceremony has taken place to mark the fifth anniversary of the Beslan school massacre – Russia’s worst terrorist attack. It was in the school’s gymnasium… 01/09/2009
Beslan massacre – five years onOn this day five years ago terrorists took hundreds of parents and pupils hostage at a school in Beslan in Russia’s North Ossetian province. When the… 01/09/2009
French “James Bond” escapes captorsA French security agent kidnapped by Islamist insurgents in Somalia says he escaped his captors while they slept. Marc Aubriere, who will be debriefed… 27/08/2009
Freed US journalists back homeThe two American journalists freed by North Korea have arrived safely back home. Euna Lee and Laura Ling were pardoned by Kim Jong-Il at the request of former… 05/08/2009
North Korea frees US journalists after Clinton tripTwo American journalists are heading home from North Korea after former US leader Bill Clinton won their release from custody. Euna Lee and Laura Ling left… 05/08/2009
US condemns Taliban video of soldierThe US has said the release of footage showing a captured soldier in Afghanistan violates international law. In the video, private Bowe Bergdahl calls for… 19/07/2009
US soldier shown in Taliban videoThe Taliban have released footage of a US soldier who went missing on June 30. While the Pentagon has yet to name him, it has confirmed the authenticity… 19/07/2009
Two French military advisors kidnapped in SomaliaIn Arabic, “Sahafi” means, roughly, press, and initial reports suggested two French nationals kidnapped at gunpoint from the Sahafi hotel in Mogadishu… 14/07/2009
Swiss hostage freed in SaharaA Swiss man kidnapped by al Qaeda’s North African wing has been freed. Werner Greiner was captured in the Sahara in late January. Three other Westerners were… 12/07/2009
Italian hostage freed in Philippines speaks of reliefHe had almost lost hope of walking away from captivity. But, as Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni was reunited with his family in Manila, he could at… 12/07/2009
