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Philippines

Army official says kidnap of tourists in Philippines was planned

Three foreigners and a Filipino national have been kidnapped by gunmen from a popular Philippines resort on Samal island. A local army captain said

Iraq

At least 17 Turks abducted in Habibiya, Iraq

At least 17 Turkish workers have been abducted in Iraq. They were building a sports complex in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. Security officials

Iraq

Turkish construction workers kidnapped in Iraq

Germany

German teen Anneli-Marie found dead after kidnappers demanded €1m ransom

The body of a kidnapped 17-year-old girl, held for a 1.2-million-euro ransom, has been found in eastern Germany. The girl, identified only

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Syria

Syria: hundreds missing after strategic town falls to militants

Militants from the self-titled group Islamic State have taken control of a strategic town in central Syria. Al-Qaryatain lies south-east of Homs. It

Syria

Syria: hundreds disappear after militants take strategic town

It is claimed hundreds of people have disappeared from a strategically-located town in central Syria after it was seized by militants. The UK-based

My Europe Series

Is Europe doing enough for missing children?

Twenty years after the Marc Dutroux child abductions and murders, are police and civic groups working closely enough, across EU countries, to keep children safe?

Syria

Spain warns discretion needed as journalists go missing in Syria

Spanish authorities call for discretion in the case of three journalists missing in Syria since mid-July.

Libya

Abducted Tunisian consulate staff in Libya are well

Ten kidnapped staff from the Tunisian embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli are said to be in a good condition. The Interior Minister of Libya’s

Libya

Tunisian embassy staff kidnapped in Tripoli

In the Libyan capital Tripoli 10 staff of the Tunisian embassy have been kidnapped after an armed group stormed the building according to the

Nigeria

One year on: Nigeria remembers schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram

One year on: Nigeria marches to remember the girls abducted by Boko Haram, as the president-elect vows to increase efforts to find them.

Nigeria

Prayers for the abducted Chibok school girls - still missing after one year

Campaigners calling for the rescue of over 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, have held a prayer session in the capital Abuja to mark the one

Nigeria

Nigeria: Hundreds of women and children kidnapped, locals say

Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria have kidnapped more than 400 young women and children from Damasak, according to residents of the town

USA

Screams from baby boy's siblings foil attempted abduction

A baby boy who was seen on video being abducted by a man in a park in the US state of Washington was saved thanks to his two young siblings screaming

Libya

ISIL accused of kidnapping foreign oil workers in Libya

Syria

Revised reports suggest ISIL has abducted over 200 Assyrian Christians in Syria

In Syria, fresh reports revise the number of Assyrian Christians believed to have been abducted by ISIL from 90 to over 200.

Yemen

French government demand "speedy release" of woman kidnapped in Yemen

Police have stepped up their search for the French woman and her driver who were snatched while driving through Sanaa in Yemen on Tuesday. French

Syria

'ISIL abducts' at least 90 Christians in Syria

ISIL militants abduct at least 90 Assyrian Christians in dawn raids across north-eastern Syria, activists claim

South Sudan

Gunmen kidnap at least 89 boys in South Sudan

Gunmen in South Sudan have abducted at least 89 boys, some as young as 13, from their school in Upper Nile State. According to the UN they were taken

Cameroon

Many women and children among dozens of people kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

Officials in Cameroon say up to 80 people, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram islamist militants from