A great escape: A kidnapped Filipino's story

A Filipino wildlife photographer was seized with two tourists during a bird-watching trip. He tells the story of his escape from his captors hands.

French hostages in Niger killed in 'cold blood'

Suspected al-Qaeda kidnappers killed two young French hostages in 'cold blood' during a failed rescue operation in the deserts of Niger.

French nursery hostage drama ends safely

Half-a-dozen children were released safely on Monday after being held hostage by a teenager armed with two swords at a nursery in France.

Youth takes children hostage at French nursery

Up to half-a-dozen children were held hostage by a 17-year-old youth armed with swords at a nursery school in the French city of Besancon on Monday.

Journalists leave Somalia after hostage ordeal

Two journalists from Canada and Australia flew out of Somalia on Thursday at the end of a 15-month hostage ordeal.

Two more Iraq hostages 'likely dead'

Two more hostages from a group of Britons kidnapped in Baghdad two years ago are "very likely" dead, reports said on Wednesday.

Four oil hostages freed in Cameroon

Four hostages who work for a service company in the oil industry have been freed off southern Cameroon's Bakassi peninsula, sources said on Tuesday.

Yemenis protest against hostage killings

Thousands of Yemenis marched on Wednesday in protest at the killing of three foreign hostages as security forces expanded the search for six others.

Canadian hostage drama in Jamaica ends peacefully

A would-be hijacker surrendered to authorities on Monday after agreeing to free the last of more than 180 hostages he seized hours earlier aboard jet.

Bangladesh rebel troops surrender

Mutinous Bangladesh border guards have laid down their weapons and surrendered, freeing all their hostages in the process.

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