Fears Islamic State in Nigeria might kill health workers, schoolgirl – ICRC
Islamic State in Nigeria might kill healthcare workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)...
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British nationals taken hostage in eastern Congo park – park service (updt)
A park ranger was killed and two British citizens were kidnapped on Friday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, a park service official and...
Trump welcomes U.S. prisoners released by N.Korea, thanks Kim
By Roberta Rampton and David Brunnstrom U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners who landed at a military base near Washington on Thursday...
Three killed in French supermarket hostage-taking (Update 3)
Three people were killed in south-western France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket,...
Gunman opens fire in Moscow factory, ‘kills one, hostages held’
A gunman opened a fire in a pastry-making factory in Moscow on Wednesday, killing one person and taking an unknown number as hostages, Russian state...
Armed men in Armenia seize police station, demand politicians’ release (Update 2)
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Andrew Osborn Armed men seized a police station and hostages in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday, demanding Armenians take to the...
Burkina troops retake hotel from Islamists -security minister
Security forces ended a siege by al Qaeda fighters at a hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday, killing three Islamist gunmen and freeing 126...
At least 27 dead after Islamists seize luxury hotel in Mali’s capital (Update 4)
By Tiemoko Diallo Around 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a hotel seized by Islamist gunmen to rescue 170 people, many...
Islamic State says it has executed two captives from Norway and China
Islamic State said it had killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner...
Paris gunman passed through Greece: minister (Update 4)
By Ingrid Melander and Marine Pennetier Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 128 people at...
Freed hostages spent eight days in handcuffs – April 14, 1988
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Police evacuate 18 from Paris suburb store hold-up (Updated)
French police evacuated 18 people from a clothes store in a shopping precinct just outside Paris that was held up by robbers on Monday, police...
Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends (Update 4)
By Edith Honan Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in...
Turkish prosecutor injured in hostage standoff has died -officials
A Turkish prosecutor who was held hostage by a far-left group in Istanbul died from from his wounds late on Tuesday, according to medical sources...
Islamic State says it has beheaded second Japanese hostage Goto
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Nobuhiro Kubo Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Islamic State said to set new deadline for hostage swap
An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also held by the group...
Japan’s Abe: new video of Islamic State captive Goto “despicable”
By Elaine Lies and Takashi Umekawa Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday termed as “despicable” a new video appearing to show Islamic State captive...
U.S. intel community working to verify reported killing of Japanese hostage
The U.S. intelligence community is working to confirm the authenticity of a recording that purports to announce the execution of a Japanese citizen held by...
French post office hostage-taking ends, no victims (update 2)
An armed man who earlier took several hostages at a post office northwest of Paris on Friday has surrendered with no one hurt, a French...
French forces kill newspaper attack suspects, hostages die in second siege
By Mark John, Ingrid Melander and John Irish Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were...