Nigeria army kills 'kidnap gang leader' in Abia state

" The alleged leader of several notorious kidnapping gangs in Nigeria's Abia state has been killed, its army says. Army spokesman Sagir Musa said a joint military task force had shot dead Obioma Nwankwo, also known as Osisikankwu, in a forest gun battle. Nwankwo had been...

Vancouver Cops Rescue Kidnap Victim from Shangri-La

According to police reports, two men and a woman are in custody this morning facing a number of serious charges in connection with an overnight incident at the Shangri-La condominiums in the 1100 block of Alberni...

Five held in France, Spain for kidnap of Pakistani-British boy

A five-year-old British boy of Pakistani origin was released by his captors after receiving ransom and five people have been arrested in France and Spain in connection with the kidnapping."MADRID: A ransom was paid to free the British five-year-old Sahil Saeed kidnapped in...

Brutal killing of a cute girl that moved thousands to tears

The kidnap and brutal killing of the cute girl Vaishnavi in Vijayawada moved thousands of families to tears, though they were neither neighbors nor the relatives of the girl. Every one is grieving over the tragedy...

Al-Qaeda claims Italian kidnappings

New Delhi: International anti american extremist organisation Al Qaeda, the North African branch has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Italians in Mauritania earlier this month. Al-Qaeda of the...

Kidnapped Columbian governer was killed by Marxist guerillas

Bogotá : Governor of South American country Columbia, Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal who was kidnapped by Marxist guerillas of the group FARC was killed by them. His thorat was slit and body was...

Bangalore news :12 bargirls abducted by gang, rescued by police

12 bargirls who were working at a hotel were returning to their residence when the rowdies attacked and abducted them. The gang lead by Syed Wasim, brother of a rowdy Syed Nasru who was shot dead by police in 2005....

James Bain - Man Exonerated after 35 Years in Jail

James Bain is the latest person to be released from US jails because DNA testing proved that he could not have committed the crime.  He has been released after wrongly spending 35 years in a Florida jail for...

Inside Taliban's "Islamic Emirate" by David Rhode, US Journalist

The recent reports says that Taliban's Financial situation is getting better while that of Al Queda goes down. Opium cultivation, illicit drug trade, kidnapping and extortion earns them close to $400 million, according to New York Time - which the US so far not able to...

2 Female Workers from NGO Goal Kidnapped in Darfur, UN Confirms

The UN confirmed that two female aid workers, hailing from Ireland and Uganda respectively, were kidnapped in Darfur on July 3, 2009. Armed men raided the quarters of the NGO Goal at Kutum in Northen Darfur and kidnapped three women including a Sudanese watchman who was later...

Sri Lankan reporter 'kidnapped'

A female Tamil reporter named Krishni Ifam was kidnapped by armed men in white van. White van abductions are very common in sri lanka, which are by groups linked to government. " A Sri Lankan journalist says she was kidnapped from outside her home in the capital Colombo and...

Kidnapping a HOAX

" A Southampton Township, Bucks County, woman who reported Tuesday that she and her 9-year-old daughter were kidnapped has been taken into custody in Florida, according to 6abc.com. Authorities began to doubt her...

The kidnap, torture and murder of French Jew: trial begins today

The trial began today of a gang who are accused of the kidnap, torture, and murder of a French Jewish man, a mobile phone salesman who was tortured over three weeks. It is believed that the gang thought 'all Jews...

Barbarian Gang Member On Trial For Anti-Semitic Torture Murder

Paris juvinile court has begun dealing with the horrendous kidnap and murder case of Ilan Halimi.  The young Jewish man was apparently lured to his death while on a date.  Youssouf Fofana is the first...

for all the Children whose cries were lost in the darkness

For all the children who have never Danced in the rain For all the children who have never dreamed Other than of a glorified end For all the children who have always been afraid Never known a life without fear...

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