Kidnapping
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American man held by Taliban for over 2 years released, the State Department says
WASHINGTON — An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist…
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Mexico
2 Galaxy Leader hijacking hostages from Mexico released in Oman
Two Mexican crew members of a ship hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi militia in the Red Sea more than a year…
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Retired Georgia minister found not guilty in 1975 killing of girl in Pennsylvania
MEDIA, Pa. — A retired minister from Georgia was found not guilty Friday in the killing of an 8-year-old girl…
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United States
US court charges man with murder of wife who went missing in Spain
Florida-based David Knezevich is accused of travelling from Miami to Madrid via his native Serbia before kidnapping and murdering his…
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Mexico
A week of violence brings more deaths and kidnappings in Sinaloa
The violence in the northwestern state of Sinaloa flared up again as authorities reported that shootouts on Wednesday and Thursday…
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Mexico
Mayor-elect of Chiapas town near Guatemala border is kidnapped
The mayor-elect of a Chiapas municipality near the Guatemala border was kidnapped from a cafe in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, on…
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Pakistani police search for gunmen who abducted bus passengers and killed 10
QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani police are searching for gunmen who killed eight people after abducting them from a bus on…
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Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria are freed after over 2 weeks in captivity
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolchildren were released more than two weeks after they were seized in the northwestern…
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Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Wednesday they are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted over…
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Iran executes four people for alleged links with Israel’s Mossad
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran executed on Friday four people and sentenced several others to prison for having alleged links with…
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