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Iraq

Qatari hostages in Iraq freed after 16 months

Twenty-six Qatari hostages, including members of the ruling family, were freed on Friday after being held by gunmen in Iraq for over a year, officials say.

Philippines

Philippine soldiers recover remains of beheaded German hostage

In a shallow grave, Philippine soldiers have found the remains of a German man beheaded by IS-linked militants Abu Sayaff last week.

Philippines

German hostage beheaded by ISIL affiliated group in the Philippines

The ISIL affiliated group Abu Sayyaf has released footage which appears to show a German hostage being beheaded in the Philippines.

Seychelles

Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates after five years

Twenty-six Asian sailors have been freed after being held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years.

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Yemen

Houthi rebels launch missiles on US warship in Yemen

An American warship has been targeted by Houthi missile attacks in Yemen.

Armenia

Policeman shot dead as Armenia hostage siege escalates

An Armenian policeman was killed on Saturday as chaos gripping Yerevan spirals increasingly out of control.

France

ISIL 'soldiers' carried out France church attack, murdering Catholic priest

The group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) says two of its “soldiers” carried out a church attack in the French region of Normandy in which a priest was murdered and worshippers taken…

Armenia

Yerevan: Gunmen free police hostages, but refuse to lay down weapons

Armed men, who took nine police officers hostage in the Armenian capital Yerevan, have freed the four remaining captives.

Armenia

Armenia: scores of arrests at Yerevan police station protest

There was tension in Yerevan on Wednesday night as hundreds of demonstrators gathered to support gunmen holding several hostages in a police station in the Armenian…

Kenya

Kenya: several officers killed in hostage siege at police station

In western Kenya, several police officers have been killed, after a gunman held up a police station early on Thursday morning.

Mexico

Classmate of Mexico's missing students was tortured according to Human Rights Commission

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission has released new findings in the case of 43 students who disappeared two years ago.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh ISIL attack: 20 foreigners killed, 13 hostages freed after Dhaka cafe siege ends

Several Italians died in the attack, claimed by the group calling itself Islamic State.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh police storm Dhaka siege café, 'several hostages freed'

Bangladeshi police have stormed a café in Dhaka trying to free 20 hostages including several foreigners – trapped inside after gunmen attacked it on Friday…

Bangladesh

Bangladesh police storm Dhaka restaurant after gun attack and siege

Bangladeshi police have stormed a restaurant in Dhaka trying to free 20 hostages including several foreigners – trapped inside after gunmen attacked it on Friday…

China

China: gunman arrested after using woman and children as human shield

Several women and children have been dramatically rescued in China after being taken hostage by a suspected drug-dealer.

World News

Canada PM Trudeau condemns 'cold-blooded' killing of hostage in Philippines

Canada believes its hostage Robert Hall – held for months by Islamist militants in the Philippines – has been killed by his captors.

World News

Trudeau condemns killing of Canadian hostage in Philippines

Islamist militants in the Philippines have killed Canadian hostage John Ridsdel in what Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned as an

Italy

The remains of two Italian hostages are flown back to Rome

The bodies of two Italian hostages held in Libya by ISIL militants since last July have been flown back to Rome. The pair

Libya

Two Italian hostages reportedly killed in Libya attack

Two Italian construction workers who’d been kidnapped in Libya have reportedly been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State

Serbia

Bodies of killed Serbian hostages returned home from Libya

The bodies of two Serbian embassy workers, believed to have been killed in US airstrikes in western Libya, have been flown back home. The remains of