abduction
26 students killed, 6 abducted in attack on Ugandan school
World
June 17, 2023
26 students killed, 6 abducted in attack on Ugandan school
Kampala, Uganda CNN — At least 26 students have been killed and six abducted following an attack at a western…
Shocked tennis star Osaka posts: Where is Peng Shuai?
World
November 17, 2021
Shocked tennis star Osaka posts: Where is Peng Shuai?
BEIJING (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she’s been shocked to hear about a fellow player who has gone…
Libya says senior official released, 2 weeks after abduction
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Libya says senior official released, 2 weeks after abduction
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities said a senior government official was released on Tuesday, two weeks after armed men abducted…
Police in Nigeria secure release of 100 kidnapping victims
World
July 21, 2021
Police in Nigeria secure release of 100 kidnapping victims
LAGOS, July 21 (Reuters) – Police and government authorities have secured the release of 100 people, including women, children and…
Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed
World
December 18, 2020
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,…
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 11 people involved in the abduction and smuggling to Iran of an Iranian dissident…
Indian workers in Libya released after monthlong abduction
Middle East
October 13, 2020
Indian workers in Libya released after monthlong abduction
CAIRO (AP) — An armed group has released seven Indian workers a month after their abduction in Libya, the Indian…
‘Sisi, save our sons’: Villagers plead for return of Egyptians held hostage in Libya
Egypt
October 11, 2020
‘Sisi, save our sons’: Villagers plead for return of Egyptians held hostage in Libya
Four families at Daqahlia’s Met Nabt village have called for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene and return their sons…
Kuwaiti court jails 4 Egyptians for kidnapping lawyer
Egypt
November 20, 2019
Kuwaiti court jails 4 Egyptians for kidnapping lawyer
A Kuwaiti court on Tuesday sentenced a Kuwaiti lawyer and four Egyptians employees in his company to life imprisonment for…
Giza student abducts boyfriend to force him marry her
Egypt
May 26, 2019
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…