Kidnapped

News crew kidnapped in Yemen freed after 10 days, says media report

Al-Jazeera said on Thursday that a three-man news crew for the Qatar-based channel has been freed more than 10 days after being kidnapped in the flashpoint Yemeni city of Taez.

US and Iraq search for three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad, fate of victims still unknown

Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi condemned the rise in "cases of foreigners being kidnapped in Iraq," saying it would harm the country's relations with other states.

Islamic State releases 22 Christians held since February: Syria

Islamic State militants on Tuesday released 22 Christians they had held captive since February, following mediation by tribal leaders, activists said.

Former Pak PM Gilani talks to abducted son for the first time in 2 years

Pakistan's former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that he had spoken to his son Ali Haider for the first time since he was kidnapped by a Taliban group in 2013 and is now being held in Afghanistan.

After Jahnvi another toddler missing: Parents rely on social media more than the cops

After Jahnvi Ahuja went missing and was found, another case of 'kidnapped' toddler has resurfaced. Will cops depend on social media again to track the kid?

Why the kidnapping of Indians in Iraq is Modi's first major crisis

The PM is understood to have asked his National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to tap all sources in ensuring that the kidnapped Indians in Iraq persons are rescued.

Iraq insurgency: 40 Indian workers abducted, whereabouts unknown

The workers, most of whom may be from Punjab and other parts of north India, were workers of a construction company in Mosul town of Iraq, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told reporters.

#BringBackOurGirls campaign sees support from celebrities globally

Hashtag #BringBackOurGirls has caught the attention of people, especially celebrities around the world.

Tourists kidnapped, one woman sexually assaulted in Brazil

The incident raises new questions about security in Rio, which has cracked down on once-endemic drug violence in preparation for hosting next year's football World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic games.

6 sailors, including Indians, released by kidnappers in Nigeria

No ransom was paid before the security agencies regained freedom of the sailors, police said.