Afghanistan 11/07/2017 Afghan children 'abducted for training as suicide bombers' Twenty five children allegedly kidnapped to be trained as suicide bombers have been rescued by Afghan police as they were smuggled towards
Iraq 03/07/2017 Male style icon's body found mutilated in Baghdad A male model has been found murdered in the streets of Baghdad. Karar Nushi, who was known for his flamboyant style and flowing blonde locks, was
Nigeria 07/05/2017 Boko Haram frees 82 Chibok school girls 82 Nigerian schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram three years ago in Chibok have been freed.
Nigeria 07/05/2017 Boko Haram frees 82 Chibok schoolgirls in prisoner swap Boko Haram militants have released 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in the Nigerian town of Chibok more than three years ago.
Colombia 05/05/2017 UN official kidnapped by dissident former FARC rebels A UN official is said to have been kidnapped in Colombia by dissident, former FARC rebels who have rejected the peace process.
Mexico 22/04/2017 Mexico probe into suspected student massacre 'has stalled' A human rights group says the investigation into the disappearance of 43 student teachers in 2014 has failed to make significant progress for 16 months.
Democratic Republic Of Congo 18/04/2017 UN refugees released by South Sudanese refugee captors More than a dozen United Nations mission staff have been released by South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africanews 14/04/2017 1000 days with Boko Haram: any hope for the remaining 196 Chibok schoolgirls? The world was struck with distraught in April 2014 when Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram raided a school's dormitories at night in the northern town of Chibok and abducted 276 schoolgirls.
USA 08/03/2017 10 years on: family of vanished CIA operative hopeful he's alive Former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran ten years ago while on an unauthorised mission for the CIA.
France 02/03/2017 Mystery as family-of-four disappear in France Prosecutors in Nantes have opened an investigation into murder, abduction and illegal confinement. Intensive searches are underway for the Troadec family who have disappeared from their bloodstained h
Portugal 02/03/2017 Ex-CIA officer avoids extradition to Italy in "rendition" case A former CIA officer convicted of involvement in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy has been released by authorities in Lisbon after winning a last minute reprieve from…
Philippines 27/02/2017 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.
Turkey 18/02/2017 'Come home', begs husband after finding wife abducted in 1990 The husband of a Turkish woman kidnapped in Saudi Arabia 27 years ago has pleaded for her to give up her new life and return home.
Turkey 09/02/2017 The woman who returned from the dead to face an impossible choice For months, Turkish television viewers have been gripped by an extraordinary tale of international kidnapping; of a wife trapped between two "husbands", when choosing one would mean the death of the other.
USA 14/01/2017 USA: stolen baby found alive 18-years later Police in South Carolina say they have found a woman who is believed to have been kidnapped hours after her birth 18-years ago.
Nigeria 08/01/2017 Campaigners mark 1000 days since Chibok girls' abduction Campaigners from the “Bring Back Our Girls” group marched through the centre of Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja in a protest to mark the 1,000th day since more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by the
Nigeria 06/01/2017 Nigerian army finds another Chibok schoolgirl taken by Boko Haram Nigerian soldiers have found a schoolgirl who was one of more than 200 pupils kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram.
the global conversation 14/12/2016 The courageous story of two girls who escaped sexual enslavement by ISIL European Parliament Sakharov Prize winners Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar in The Global Conversation
USA 30/11/2016 Fiat heir Elkann faces 'fake kidnapping' charge in New York The grandson of the former Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli faces charges of faking a kidnapping in New York.
