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Pakistan identifies kidnappers of UN official
Authorities have identified the kidnappers of an American working for the UN refugee agency but want to avoid hasty action that may endanger him.
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Peace advocate kidnapped in Philippines
A Sri Lankan peace advocate was kidnapped on Friday in the southern Philippines, police and military officials said.
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Mali video gives hope for captured Canadians
An alleged proof-of-life video raised hopes on Sunday over the fate of two Canadian diplomats who were kidnapped almost eight weeks ago in Niger.
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OJ Simpson faces prospect of tough jail term
OJ Simpson could receive a tough jail term on Friday when he goes back to court for sentencing after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Cameroon gunmen lift hostage threat
A death threat against six French hostages seized from an oil vessel off Cameroon has been lifted, a commander of a militia group said on Saturday.
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Kidnappers kill five Chinese hostages in Sudan
Kidnappers killed five Chinese oil workers on Monday out of nine they had been holding hostage in central Sudan for more than a week.
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Sudan hunts for kidnapped Chinese oil workers
Sudanese forces were struggling through rain and harsh terrain to try to rescue nine kidnapped Chinese oil workers, the government said on Monday.
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Defend our democracy, Lekota urges SA
Former ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota has urged South Africans to help defend the Constitution against attacks by new ruling-party leaders.
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Egypt desert hostages freed after 10-day ordeal
A group of European tourists and their Egyptian guides who were kidnapped by armed bandits 10 days ago have been freed unharmed.
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Another 419 kidnap victim rescued
Police arrested seven suspects in the early hours of Sunday morning in connection with the kidnapping of a Japanese businessman in a 419 scam.
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Sudan troops besiege kidnappers’ desert hideout
Sudanese forces were laying siege on Wednesday to a remote desert hideout where bandits have 19 people captive.
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Egypt scours desert for kidnapped tourists
Egypt scoured the desert on Tuesday to find 19 people, including European tourists, kidnapped in the remote south and taken to Sudan.
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Dozens of children kidnapped in DRC by rebels
Unicef on Monday urged the immediate release of 90 children kidnapped in the DRC by rebels from Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army.
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Bandits kidnap tourists in Sahara
Masked bandits have kidnapped a group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians who were on an expedition in a remote corner of the Sahara Desert.
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SA hostages released in Nigeria
Two South Africans who had been held hostage by Nigerian militants have been released, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
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Govt: SA hostages in Nigeria not yet released
No confirmation has been received of the release of the two South Africans kidnapped in the Niger Delta last week, the government says.
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Govt confirms South Africans abducted in Nigeria
Two South Africans have been abducted in Nigeria, the South African government confirmed on Wednesday.
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OJ Simpson trial starts with battle over jurors
Twelve years and 11 months after he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife, OJ Simpson’s freedom is hanging in the judicial balance.
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Stolen baby found dead and buried
A newborn baby stolen from the maternity ward in Barberton Hospital in Nelspruit has been found dead, police said on Tuesday.
