USA Accused army deserter Bowe Bergdahl appears in court US army segeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion, appeared before a court to ask for time on deciding whether a judge or a jury 22/12/2015
France All hostages are freed after a botched robbery in northern France A hostage taking incident in the northern French town of Roubaix appears to be over. Police have reported one gunman as dead and another arrested 24/11/2015
Mali Mali: security tightened as situation of emergency declared Security has been tightened in Bamako, a day after heavily-armed militants took 170 people hostage at one of the city’s luxury hotels. A state of 21/11/2015
Mali Mali reinforces security after suspected Islamists raid luxury hotel Up to 27 people are believed to have been killed following an attack on a luxury hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako. Eyewitnesses say the assailants 20/11/2015
Mali At least 22 people killed as Mali hotel siege ends At least 22 people have been killed in a siege at a luxury hotel in the Mali capital Bamako. Islamist gunmen stormed the Radisson and took 170 20/11/2015
Nigeria Nigerian military 'frees 338 hostages' from Boko Haram camps Army raids on Boko Haram camps in north-eastern Nigeria are said to have resulted in the release of 338 hostages. According to a military statement 28/10/2015
Egypt Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying 12/08/2015
Mali Mali: 12 dead in hotel siege, four hostages rescued Malian forces have stormed a hotel and freed four hostages, held by suspected Islamist militants during a 24 hour siege in which 12 people died 08/08/2015
Egypt Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a 08/08/2015
Yemen French woman held captive in Yemen since February freed A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed and is expected in Paris on Friday morning, according to a statement from the 07/08/2015
Syria Syria: Spanish journalists missing, presumed kidnapped Three Spanish journalists have gone missing after entering Syria in mid-July. Spanish media reports the group are believed to have been kidnapped 21/07/2015
Libya Family of one of four kidnapped Italians speaks of shock about Libya abduction The son of one of four Italian construction workers declared kidnapped in western Libya has spoken of his shock at the situation. Fausto Piano, Gino 21/07/2015
Mali Mali hostages Gustafsson and McGowan seen in new jihadist video Two men captured by Islamist militants in Mali – said to be the last Westerners held hostage in the country – have been seen in a rare video posted 23/06/2015
USA "I'm being held hostage" pleads woman in pizza order Police are praising workers at a Pizza Hut in Florida for helping to bring a hostage drama to an end. A customer wrote a message in her online pizza 06/05/2015
Mali French forces rescue Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke in Mali The French army have released footage showing a freed Dutch hostage who was rescued on Monday (April 6) during a special forces attack on a militant 06/04/2015
Turkey Twitter blocked in Turkey after prosecutor hostage photo goes viral Access to Twitter and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey. The move come less than one week after Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz died when 06/04/2015
Kenya Kenyan government under pressure in wake of college attack In the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the newspapers are awash with headlines about the college massacre. People are calling for tolerance and unity, after 03/04/2015
Kenya Death toll could rise further in Kenya college massacre The death toll in the Kenya college attack could rise further, a government source is warning. At least 147 people were killed when masked 03/04/2015
Kenya Kenya attack: At least 147 dead; Garissa campus now secure Kenyan officials say the death toll in the Garissa University attack has risen to at least 147, but the operation to secure the campus is over. 02/04/2015
Kenya Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on 02/04/2015
Kenya Kenya university raid could be "revenge for slain militants" A hostage siege is continuing at a Kenyan university attacked by Somali Islamist gunmen this morning. At least 14 people are said to have been 02/04/2015
Turkey Two armed people entered an office of Turkey's ruling AK Party Two armed people entered an office of Turkey’s ruling AK Party in an Istanbul suburb on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported, a day 01/04/2015
Turkey Turkish prosecutor taken hostage dies from wounds after shootout A Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed after a shootout with police at a courthouse in Istanbul. 01/04/2015
Turkey Istanbul: prosecutor held hostage dies after shootout An Istanbul prosecutor has died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members of a far-left Turkish group took him hostage 31/03/2015
Turkey Istanbul: Police negotiate with gunmen who've taken prosecutor hostage Turkish police say negotiations are underway with gunmen who have taken a prosecutor hostage in Istanbul. The far-left Revolutionary People’s 31/03/2015
Turkey Turkish prosecutor held by gunmen in Istanbul courthouse Gunmen have taken a Turkish prosecutor hostage in Istanbul. The far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) has published a 31/03/2015
