Kidnapping

Italian prosecutors ask judge to try Egyptian officers over Regeni murder
Egypt

Italian prosecutors ask judge to try Egyptian officers over Regeni murder

ROME (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to have four senior members of Egypt’s security services sent…
Dozens of students abducted from forestry college in northwest Nigeria
World

Dozens of students abducted from forestry college in northwest Nigeria

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military…
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
World

Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid

An armed gang has abducted an unknown number of children in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a…
Iraq: The disappearance of Baghdad’s party king
Middle East

Iraq: The disappearance of Baghdad’s party king

It was past 10:00 on a Friday night, and the party was in full swing. Hundreds of young men and…
Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed
World

Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released,…
13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
World

13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in…
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
Middle East

German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation

BAGHDAD (AP) — A German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces,…
German art curator kidnapped in Iraq
Middle East

German art curator kidnapped in Iraq

Rights activist and art curator Hella Mewis was kidnapped outside her office in Baghdad by unidentified men. The abduction is…
Giza student abducts boyfriend to force him marry her
Egypt

Giza student abducts boyfriend to force him marry her

A female university student from Giza abducted her boyfriend to force him to marry her, after he told her that…
Five years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing
World

Five years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls…
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