DAKAR, Senegal — Hundreds of boys kidnapped last week from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria were freed on Thursday night after six days in captivity. But they had some public relations to do for the government before they could
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Authorities in Tennessee, Kentucky look for escaped inmates
Authorities say they are searching for two Tennessee inmates who escaped prison, kidnapped a Kentucky highway department employee and stole a resident’s truck ByThe Associated Press December 12, 2020, 6:06 PM • 2 min read PARIS, Tenn. — Authorities searched
Woman accused in QAnon kidnapping plot pleads not guilty
A Colorado woman accused of plotting with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care pleaded not guilty to second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Cynthia Abcug’s lawyer, Ara Ohanian, entered the plea during an online court hearing. Abcug,
Belarusian opposition figure snatched off street by unidentified masked men
Unidentified masked men kidnapped Maria Kolesnikova, the leading Belarusian opposition figure, in broad daylight from a street in the center of the capital Minsk on Monday. The men allegedly drove away with her in a minivan, The Guardian, citing local media
Judge halts planned Friday execution of Kansas girl’s killer
A judge in Washington is halting for now the federal government’s planned Friday execution of a man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 10-year-old Kansas girl, saying the law requires the government to get a prescription for the drug it
Amazon’s ‘The Last Narc’ suggests CIA helped kidnap, murder DEA agent
When DEA narcotics agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped and interrogated in 1985 by the leaders of Mexico’s Guadalajara Cartel, it was like a party. They allegedly held him in a house filled with spectators and depraved participants, including Joaquin
How Two Russians Got Caught Up in Libya’s War, Now an Action Movie
MOSCOW — In the 13 months since the swashbuckling Russian sociologist was kidnapped by terrorists in the Libyan capital, he has been tortured, starved and tormented with mock beheading by sadistic Islamists. Through it all, he stoutly rejected demands that
Shigeru Yokota, 87, Dies; Fought for Return of Abducted Daughter
Shigeru Yokota, whose tireless campaign for the return of his kidnapped daughter and other abductees from North Korea made him a well-known figure in Japan, died on Friday outside Tokyo. He was 87. In a statement, his wife, Sakie Yokota,
Sheriff: Louisiana man kills kidnapped woman after escape
Authorities in Louisiana said a man kidnapped a woman and fatally shot her when she escaped By The Associated Press April 7, 2020, 3:56 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LAPLACE, La.
Trump calls for release of kidnapped journalist Austin Tice: ‘Syria, please work with us’
President Trump on Thursday called on Syria to help secure the release of kidnapped journalist Austin Tice, who was taken hostage by jihadist militants in the war-torn nation almost eight years ago. During a news conference by the White House