Taliban threatens to kill captured U.S. soldier

Earlier this month a U.S. soldier apparently walked away from his base and it was considered that he may have been kidnapped. Today the Taliban threatened to kill an American captured soldier unless the U.S....

Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan. 11

" Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan. 11 Each year, an estimated 14,500-17,500 men, women and children are trafficked into the United States, and held as captives in the underground world of sex slavery and...

Taliban:Pakistan's 29 hostages to be slain if Insurgents are not released

Taliban has threatned  to eliminate all the 29 Pakistan hostages if their leaders are not freed. "Militants will start killing a group of 29 hostages Saturday if the government does not release several insurgent prisoners, a Pakistani Taliban spokesman said. A...

Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans

Somalian captors of  the German couple  & French boat captain have demanded a hefty $1 million ransom for releasing them.  Kidnappings have become a thriving business in Somalia. Highjackers have got huge ransom in the past. " A government minister says...

Gunmen flee Venezuela bank with hostages

UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that the gunmen have surrendered, and the remaining hostages have been freed.  Hopefully this hostage crisis can be swiftly resolved: "ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela -- Armed Venezuelan bank robbers sped away from a police...

Chavez Buddies FARC Kidnap Six Tourists

FARC the terrorists that Hugo Chavez was vouching for have struck again. The group which was a Fidel Castro gift to Colombia has killed thousands of Colombians and kidnapped hundreds. These are Chavez and Castros...

Taliban say Korean hostage talks fail

No big surpise there now is it?  Especially when it is so much easier trying to "Nail Jello to a Tree" than trying to negotiate with the Taliban. The longer the hostages remain in Taliban hands, the longer...

S Korea agonises over hostages

"It is the rainy season in South Korea. Dark skies and long days of torrential rain are common in July and August. The gloomy weather seems to reflect the mood of many South Koreans as they wait to hear the fate of the 21 hostages still being held by the Taleban in...

S. Korean envoys to meet with Taliban

"S. Korean envoys to meet with Taliban 2007-08-02 South Korean and Afghan officials searched for a meeting place Thursday after agreeing to hold face-to-face talks with the Taliban to seek the release of the remaining 21 South Korean captives, a chief negotiator said. A...

Bullet-Riddled Body of S. Korean Found

"The bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage was found by police Wednesday in central Afghanistan after a purported Taliban spokesman said the militants had killed one of the captives. The male victim had 10 bullet holes in his head, chest and stomach, and was...

Taleban Show Video of French Captives

This is an update to the story of the two abducted French aid workers, originally posted by our very own angryindian. Taleban fighters are holding the aid workers and three Afghan co-workers as France works toward their release."Video footage has surfaced of two French aid...

Iraq ministry hostages 'tortured'

"Iraq's higher education minister has said he fears some ministry workers kidnapped by gunmen on Tuesday have been tortured and killed. Abd Dhiab said some of the 70 or so captives who have since been released...

Police identify Colo. school gunman

Breaking news - police have identified a 54-year old homeless man as shooter in Colorado school shooter."BAILEY, Colo. — Police identified the gunman who took six girls hostage in a high school classroom, killing one of his captives and himself, as Duane Morrison, a...

The Mystery of the Abu Ghraib Tattoo

One photograph that stands out from all the other photographs.

Japanese Soldier Resurfaces in Ukraine

Just when his family gave up all hope, the MIA shows up.

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