World news about “Kidnapping” published by euronews.
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 says three more Europeans abducted, one killedReports from Mali say three Europeans have been kidnapped and a fourth killed at Timbuktu in the north of the country. The information comes from a Malian… 25/11/2011
Mali: two French geologists kidnappedFrench autorities are negotiang. 24/11/2011
Kidnapped Major Leaguer freedWilson Ramos, the Major League baseball player who was kidnapped outside his home in Venezuela on Wednesday is free. Venezuelan police rescued him in a raid… 12/11/2011
Baseball kidnap highlights Venezuelan violenceThe kidnapping of a Major League baseball catcher in Venezuela has highlighted the increasing criminality in the south American nation. Baseball fans… 11/11/2011
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
Three European aid workers abducted in AlgeriaA search is underway for three European aid workers abducted from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spaniards and an Italian were seized by al Qaeda’s… 24/10/2011
Al Shabaab advancing for combat in SomaliaSomalia’s al Shabaab rebels are advancing for a confrontation with Somali and Kenyan government troops. The troops began a huge offensive by land and air… 17/10/2011
Kenya to hunt down abductors in SomaliaKenya says its army will cross into Somalia to pursue suspected islamist insurgents believed to have kidnapped westerners including aid workers. It is also… 15/10/2011
Aid workers kidnapped near Somali borderGunmen have kidnapped two aid workers at a refugee camp in Kenya. The Spanish doctors, working for the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, were seized… 13/10/2011
Kenya fears for future of Lamu tourismAmid the calm and the gently lapping waters of the Indian ocean there is a disquiet running through the tourist havens along the northern Kenyan coast. With… 02/10/2011
Details of kidnap ordeal in Kenya revealedThe partner of an elderly, disabled French woman kidnapped in Kenya has told how six masked men brandishing assault rifles stormed their beach house. John… 02/10/2011
French tourist kidnapped in KenyaMore security worries for Kenya with the news that an elderly disabled French woman has been kidnapped from her luxury tourist resort in the north of the… 01/10/2011
Suspected Somali gunmen kidnap tourist in KenyaMore security worries for Kenya with the news that an elderly disabled French woman has been kidnapped from her luxury tourist resort in the north of the… 01/10/2011
More teachers kidnapped in TurkeyOfficials in Turkey say three more teachers were kidnapped by Kurdish militants the PKK on Wednesday in the east of the country. The day before eight… 29/09/2011
Libya: kidnapped Italian journalists are freedFour Italian journalists have been describing their kidnap ordeal at the hands of armed men thought to be loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. Their car was stopped in… 26/08/2011
Kidnapped reporters freed in LibyaFour Italian journalists abducted in Libya by suspected loyalists of fugitive Muammar Gaddafi have been freed unharmed. The four, seized in the chaos of… 24/08/2011
Back in the Day: the end of an 8-year kidnap ordealAugust 23, 2006. Austrian 18-year-old Natascha Kampusch escapes her kidnapper Wolfgang Priklopil more than eight years after he took her captive. Kampusch was… 22/08/2011
Renewed calls for Darfur doctor to be releasedAn Italian aid group said on Wednesday that it was “optimistic” that one of its doctors kidnapped in western Sudan’s Darfur region would be freed… 17/08/2011
Australian woman freed in bomb scareAn Australian woman was freed from a suspected bomb hung around her neck after a ten hour ordeal. The 18-year-old, Madeleine Pulver, had been trapped in her… 04/08/2011
Jaycee Dugard talks of 18-year abduction ordealLong-time kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard has given her first interview since being reunited with her family. In the interview with Diane Sawyer of US channel… 12/07/2011
Russian software tycoon’s son kidnappedThe son of Russian entrepreneur Yevgeny Kaspersky has reportedly been kidnapped in Moscow. Secret service officers are said to have been searching for… 21/04/2011
Murder of an Italian in Gaza an ‘ugly crime’ – HamasHamas leaders in the Gaza Strip have condemned the murder of an Italian peace campaigner by an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda. A Jihadist Salafi faction… 15/04/2011
Al-Qaeda group kills Italian in GazaThe body of an Italian aid worker has been found in Gaza following an assault by Hamas security forces on a house in the Sheik Radouane district. Vittorio… 14/04/2011
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
Estonian cyclists kidnapped in LebanonEstonian cyclists have been abducted by gunmen while on holiday in Lebanon. They were reportedly driven away in two minivans and a Mercedes in the Bekaa… 24/03/2011
Hope fades for missing Swiss twinsHope of finding missing Swiss twins alive has virtually disappeared after police confirmed that their father wrote a letter detailing plans to kill the… 11/02/2011
Hopes fade for missing Swiss twinsHopes are fading of finding twin six-year old Swiss girls who have been missing for over a week after their father absconded with them. The girls were last… 09/02/2011
Woman snatched as a baby reunited with motherA woman kidnapped as a baby from a US hospital 23 years ago has been reunited with her mother. Carlina White was abducted in August 1987, when she was just… 21/01/2011
Niger forces hunt French hostagesA desperate search is underway for two Frenchmen abducted in the capital of the desert nation, Niger. The pair were seized and driven away from a crowded… 08/01/2011
Two more French men kidnapped in NigerTwo French men have been kidnapped by gunmen in the capital of Niger, Niamey. The assailants burst into a restaurant in a residential area of the city… 08/01/2011
Suspected kidnap leaves Mexico town without policeA burnt out shell in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe has prompted a search for its last remaining police officer. It is believed the house was set… 29/12/2010
Four Turkish engineers kidnapped in AfghanistanFour Turkish engineers working on a road project in Afghanistan have been seized by gunmen. The men and their driver were taken in the eastern Paktia… 26/12/2010
Hostage drama unfolds in Baghdad churchAt least ten people are reportedly being held hostage at a Christian church in the Iraqi capital. It follows an attack by gunmen on the building in central… 31/10/2010
UK hostage killed during Afghan rescue bidA British aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan has been killed during a failed rescue attempt. Authorities say Linda Norgrove was killed by her captors as … 09/10/2010
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
French nations kidnapped in NigerFrench nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this morning in… 16/09/2010
Five French nationals kidnapped in NigerFrench nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this morning in… 16/09/2010
Kampusch slave horror to be made into filmThe story of an Austrian girl held captive as a slave for eight years will be made into a film. Due to hit the big screen in 2012, Natascha Kampusch is… 10/09/2010
Kidnapped Austrian girl set to tell her storyThe Austrian girl kidnapped and held as a slave for more than eight years is set to tell her story tonight. Natascha Kampusch will read extracts from a book… 09/09/2010
Kampusch kidnapper’s friend cleared of abettingA close friend of the man who abducted Natascha Kampusch has been cleared by Austrian judges of helping the kidnapper evade justice. The man, known only as… 30/08/2010
Could Austrian police have rescued Kampusch?A Green member of the Austrian parliament has leaked documents relating to the Natascha Kampusch kidnapping. They suggest police silenced the lead officer in… 30/08/2010
Pensioner gang convicted over kidnappingFour German pensioners have been convicted for kidnapping and holding hostage their financial advisor. This to try to recover money lost on property… 23/03/2010
Happy home reunion for kidnap boyThere was joy on the streets of Greater Manchester in England. The focus of the celebrations was five- year-old Sahil Saheed, home again after his 12 day… 19/03/2010
Arrests in Spain and Paris after Pakistan kidnapSpanish police have arrested three people in connection with the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan. The three – two Pakistani men and a… 18/03/2010
‘Kidnap’ case missionaries back in USEight of the 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti accused of child kidnapping have arrived back in the US after a judge in Port au Prince ordered their… 18/02/2010
Body found of kidnapped Colombian governorThe body of Colombian regional governor Luis Francisco Cuellar has been found only hours after he was dragged from his home in the state of Caqueta. The… 23/12/2009
Austrian kidnap victim believes abductor acted aloneNatascha Kampusch has claimed that her kidnapper acted alone. The 21-year-old, who was held captive for eight and a half years, was reacting to fresh… 17/11/2009
Iraq sees increase in organised crimeAs Iraq struggles to emerge from the sectarian carnage set off by the 2003 US invasion, organised crime, especially the kidnapping of children, appears to… 10/11/2009
Police delve into Jaycee abductors’ homePolice in California are continuing to search the home of the couple charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her for 18-years. Detectives suspect… 01/09/2009
Couple deny Jaycee Lee kidnappingHe and his wife deny kidnapping a little girl and keeping her as a sex slave for nearly two decades. But Phillip and Nancy Garrido are now also at the centre… 29/08/2009
Missing American girl’s return a ‘miracle’A young American woman freed after 18 years in captivity has been reunited with her family. Jaycee Lee Dugard was just eleven when she disappeared in the… 28/08/2009
Missing American girl found after 18 yearsA young American girl who disappeared in 1991 has been found alive after 18 years living as a virtual slave. Jaycee Lee Dugard was just eleven when she was… 28/08/2009
Bodies of murdered tourists flown to Yemen’s capitalThe bodies of three foreign tourists, murdered in northern Yemen, have been flown back to the capital Sanaa. Two of them were German nurses, the third was a… 16/06/2009
Seven foreigners believed shot dead in YemenSeven, foreign nationals – thought to be from a group of nine kidnapped by Shia rebels in North Yemen – have been found shot dead according to government… 15/06/2009
Foreigners kidnapped in YemenNine foreigners, including seven Germans, a Briton and a South Korean, are reported to have been kidnapped in Yemen. Shi’ite rebels in the north of the… 14/06/2009
Three-year-old girl missing in tug-of-loveA hunt is on across Europe for a missing three-year-old girl at the centre of an international tug-of-love kidnapping case. Jean-Michel Andre, a researcher… 22/03/2009
Police hunt kidnapped French girlA major police hunt is underway in France for a three year old girl who was kidnapped in broad daylight in the southern city of Arles. Elise Andre was… 21/03/2009
