Four suspects arrested for kidnap and assault
Four people were arrested on Friday in Larnaca for allegedly abducting a 27-year-old man and beating him up demanding money. According to a police bulletin,...
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Two men remanded, suspected of trying to abduct children (Updated)
Two men aged 24 have been remanded by the Paphos court for five days, suspected of trying to grab two children in Chlorakas on Friday....
Woman reports she was kidnapped, beaten up
Police are investigating a gang-like kidnapping and robbery of a 25-year-old woman in Strovolos on Friday night. The case was reported by the 25-year-old at...
Police investigating case of kidnap in the Philippines
Police are investigating a case concerning the abduction of a Chinese businessman in the Philippines who lives permanently in Limassol. The man was released by...
Woman claims locked in house for months by other woman
A 54-year-old woman has been in arrested in connection with a case of kidnapping an older woman, aged 65. According to the police, the 65-year-old...
Kidnapping defendant admits giving boys sedatives
The man who admitted kidnapping two boys from their Larnaca primary school in September pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges of giving them sedatives....
Taliban kidnap dozens in Afghanistan’s north despite ceasefire
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, a government official said on Monday, a day after the government...
Britain warns of IS attacks in S. Africa after couple kidnapped
Britain has warned of a threat of attacks by Islamists on foreigners in South Africa after two British nationals were kidnapped in a small town there,...
Marie-Eleni returns home to Cyprus
Four-year-old Marie-Eleni Grimsrud, who was kidnapped by her Norwegian father last April outside her kindergarten in Nicosia, returned to Cyprus on Friday with her dedicated...
Police evaluating new email from kidnap dad
Police said on Thursday they were evaluating a new email sent to the mother of four-year-old old Marie Eleni Grimsrud who was abducted some two...
Dutch woman arrested in connection with child abduction (update 2)
A 49-year-old Dutch woman was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with the abduction of four-year-old Marie Eleni Grimsrud last Thursday....
Police investigate kidnap after girl 13, runs off with boyfriend 19
Police are investigating the kidnapping of a minor after a 13-year-old Bulgarian girl ran away with her 19-year-old boyfriend, also Bulgarian. According to police, on...
Man abducts teen niece and friend for ransom, then changes his mind
A 32-year-old man allegedly kidnapped his niece and her friend, both aged 13, in Polis, Paphos on Sunday but later on released them. The man...
Italians, Canadian kidnapped in Libyan desert – mayor
Two Italians and a Canadian have been kidnapped in Libya’s south-western desert, possibly by a criminal gang, authorities said. The three, who were working on...
Gunmen kill nine, kidnap 170 passengers from Afghan buses
Gunmen in Afghanistan killed nine bus passengers and kidnapped 170 on Tuesday outside the northern city of Kunduz in an attack blamed on Taliban insurgents,...
Fear spreads as child suicide bombings surge in West Africa
By Katy Migiro Boko Haram child suicide bombings have surged 11-fold in West Africa over the last year, with children as young as 8, mostly...
Norwegian suspected kidnappers to be deported
Authorities are set to deport the three Norwegian nationals suspected of coming to Cyprus with the intent to kidnap a four-year-old girl from her mother....
Police foil kidnap plan, as Norwegians remanded
By Elias Hazou THE three Norwegian nationals suspected of the planned kidnapping of a four-year-old girl were on Thursday remanded in custody for six days,...
Serbia says two embassy staff seized in Libya
Two Serbian Embassy staff members were kidnapped on Sunday in Libya’s coastal city of Sabratha, the Foreign Ministry said. It named the pair as Sladjana...
Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon’s vice PM, kills at least three
By Tansa Musa The wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people were killed in an attack by Boko Haram...