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By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"In the second half of 2008, pirates based in Somalia have hijacked dozens seafaring vessels: yachts, fishing boats, small freighters, cruise ships (the Nautica), military cargo (the freighter Faina), a chemical...
Eritreans 'being tortured in Egypt's Sinai for ransom'
Father Mussie Zerai says 400 Eritrean held by people traffickers in the Sinai desert are being tortured to extract money from their relatives. The Catholic priest says the Eritreans are forced to telephone their families and ask them to pay ransoms of up to $10,000. He also... Three Dutch marines captured during rescue in Libya
"Talks are under way to free three Dutch marines captured in Libya as they tried to evacuate foreign citizens, the Netherlands' defence ministry says. The three landed by helicopter near the port of Sirte on Sunday, flying in from the Dutch warship Tromp, which is...Somali Pirates Hijack: Why Does This Keep on Happening?
" On Feb. 24, the Danish Naval Command received a distress signal from a vessel in the Indian Ocean. Not long thereafter, Danish officials confirmed that the yacht of a Danish family had been hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew of seven, including three teenagers, their... Philippines gunmen still holding dozens of hostages
This incident is not in the area under military law and said not to be connected to the killing of 57 people. Its a gang of known kidnappers. " An armed group has seized dozens of hostages from a school in the...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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148 views | 24 recommendations | 3 comments
Cdn Jounalist Amanda Lindhout & Australian Nigel Brennan Released
Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian Photo Journalist Nigel Brennan have been released by their captors in Somalia.Both journalist have been in custody since August 2008. Reuters and CBC...
created by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
774 views | 81 recommendations | 17 comments
774 views | 81 recommendations | 17 comments
Fowler, former Al Quaida hostage, questions Canada's Afghan msn
Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat, who had worked for three Canadian Prime Ministers was captured by Al Quaida and spend 130 days in captivity in Niger. The details for his release were not known. ... UK hostages 'likely to be dead'
" Two more of the British hostages held in Iraq are now thought "very likely" to be dead, the BBC has learned. Security guards Alan McMenemy, from Glasgow, and Alec Maclachlan, from south Wales, were kidnapped in... 356 views | 54 recommendations | 4 comments
Norwegian holds 4 hostages; then gets killed
" CEBU CITY -- A Norwegian was stabbed to death Monday morning after he allegedly held hostage four persons inside his house since Saturday night. Nils Frode Aksnes Steen, 51, died of multiple stab wounds at the... 1378 views | 21 recommendations | 20 comments
Siraj Haqqani: Warlord of Haqqani Network Has Captured US Soldier
On Thursday, July 2, 2009, a U.S. soldier was captured in Afghanistan for the first time since the war started in 2001. At the same time Operation Khanjar is being rolled out, the "low-level" Afghani soldiers who caught the U.S. private sold him to a militant insurgent group... All hostages in Yemen feared dead
The seven German, one British and one South Korean nationals who were reported kidnapped in Yemen on June 14 are most likely dead according to the German National Security Agency. Three dead are officially confirmed... Amanda Lindhout, Freelance Journalist, fears dying in Captivity
A woman, claiming to be a Canadian freelance journalist from Alberta, called the CTV National Newsroom today. She appeared to be reading from a prepared statement. In the statement she said that she...
created by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
2560 views | 58 recommendations | 12 comments
2560 views | 58 recommendations | 12 comments
Over 2,000 Tamil civilians flee LTTE held - Area.
Making major chinks in LTTE terrorist leadership's human shields, reports say that thousands of civilian hostages escaped from the LTTE held strip of land today. Similar to what happened in 20 April, civilians...
created by israeli.agent | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
276 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
276 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
Happy birth day to you, LTTE - Advanced Happy END day wishes too
Today world most dreaded "freedom fighters" organization is celebrating their birthday hiding behind civilian hostages. In this auspicious occasion it is everyone's duty to wish them a very busy birthday and a...
created by israeli.agent | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
379 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
379 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
WFP Dispatches Food To Sri Lankan Safe Zone
Contrary to the claims of the pro-LTTE "carnival barkers," The WFP in association with the Government of Sri Lanka and the ICRC has taken measures to dispatch emergency food aid to the area where tens of... NowPublic on Facebook
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