Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian forces have killed 78 gunmen, known locally as bandits, during military operations including air strikes…
5 years ago
kidnapping
QC court finds 8 men–including two former police officers—guilty of kidnapping Filipino-Chinese trader 17 years ago
(Eagle News) -- Eight men--including two former police officers---were found guilty of kidnapping a Filipino-Chinese trader in Manila on Friday,…
5 years ago
Pirates seize 4 Koreans, 1 Filipino crew off Benin
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Pirates kidnapped four Koreans and one Filipino crew member from a tuna-fishing vessel close to Benin…
5 years ago
Abducted Taiwanese national rescued in Parañaque City
(Eagle News) -- The police on Tuesday, March 2, rescued an abducted Taiwanese national in Parañaque City. A Philippine National…
5 years ago
Freed UK hostage and wife say they were chained, threatened by Abu Sayyaf while in captivity
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) -- A British man and his wife rescued this week from Islamist captors in the Philippines'…
7 years ago
Philippines rescues British man, wife held by jihadists
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from…
7 years ago
Trillanes faces businesswoman who accused him of kidnapping and serious illegal detention at DOJ hearing
https://youtu.be/BBeq5px3iPM (Eagle News) – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV came face to face with the woman who had filed…
7 years ago
Dutch birdwatcher held by Abu Sayyaf rebels killed by captor in Philippines during firefight, says military
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked militants was killed Friday during a…
7 years ago
19 migrants kidnapped from bus in Mexico: president
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Nineteen passengers who were kidnapped from a bus last week in northern Mexico were migrants,…
7 years ago
Palace says gov’t exerting all efforts to secure release of Abu Sayyaf hostages; stands firm on no-ransom policy
(Eagle News)--The Palace on Friday, Feb. 22, gave the assurance the government was doing all that it could to secure…
7 years ago
Wife of Norwegian millionaire missing, ransom demanded: reports
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- The wife of a Norwegian multi-millionaire missing for 10 weeks is believed to have been…
7 years ago
Gunmen kidnap Italian woman in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- An armed gang abducted an Italian woman from a village in southeast Kenya, shooting and wounding…
8 years ago
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