Tag: Hostage situations

Gunmen release 100 kidnapped victims in northwest Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have released 100 kidnapped victims, many of them nursing mothers and children, who had been held captive...

2 guards taken hostage by inmates at prison in Sweden

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STOCKHOLM — Two prison guards have been taken hostage at a Swedish penitentiary, with officials saying Wednesday that two inmates have barricaded themselves in...

Afghan leader says Biden didn’t press him on US captive

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WASHINGTON — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Friday that his government would do what it can to help secure the release of an American...

5 charged in Oklahoma inmate’s death during hostage incident

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Five inmates have been charged with murder in the death of another inmate during a hostage-taking incident at an Oklahoma jail. ...

Belarus opposition: Jailed dissident a “hostage” at briefing

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KYIV, Ukraine — The dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested when his airliner was diverted to Minsk was brought to a Foreign Ministry news...

Hostage advocates concerned by US pullout from Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON — Advocates for Americans held hostage overseas are raising concerns that the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan will make it harder to bring...

In major move, South Africa to end captive lion industry

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa says it will end its captive lion industry in a major move for conservation that would outlaw...

Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California’s wild

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PAICINES, Calif. — A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the...

Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California’s wild

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PAICINES, Calif. — A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the...

Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American

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WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan over the next five months, concerns are growing about one American who...