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- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants "outrageous" and…

Islamic State militants said in a video on Sunday they had beheaded US hostage Peter Kassig and warned the United…

Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar…

A Moscow high-school student shot a teacher and a police officer dead and held more than 20 other students hostage…

A French man has been freed almost a year after he was kidnapped in Nigeria by Islamist militants, President Francois…

Somali militants linked to Al-Qaeda said on Wednesday they had sentenced a French agent to death after a failed attempt…

Security forces on Thursday managed to free Egypt Telecom CEO Mohamed Abdel Rehim, who was being forcibly held by company…

Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas, was handed over to Egyptian authorities on Tuesday, in a swap…

  Egyptian police say a dispute between Moldovans and Bedouin traffickers demanding more money to take them to Israel has left…