The body of a British man kidnapped nearly five years ago in Iraq has been recovered, closing the books on a saga that included the deaths of three other men and the release of one.
British officials Saturday warned of terror threats in Kenya as the east African nation battles Islamist militants in neighboring Somalia.
CNN's John Vause reports on the anger and shock in Hong Kong after the mass shooting in Manila.
Wednesday's release of a British computer expert held by Shiite Muslim insurgents in Iraq since 2007 came about as part of efforts to settle the six-year-old insurgency, an Iraqi government spokesman said.
Released UK yachtsmen speak after being detained in Iran last week.
The relatives of five British sailors whose boat apparently drifted into Iranian territorial waters last week voiced relief Wednesday as their sons arrived at a yacht club in Dubai.
A British couple kidnapped from their yacht in October by pirates pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Friday, warning that their captors were running out of patience and could kill them if no ransom is paid.
Somali pirates demanded a $7 million ransom for a British couple kidnapped aboard their yacht last week, a British agency said Friday.
Somali pirates holding a British couple are asking for money and the release of fellow pirates. ITN's Agnus Walker reports.
Authorities are investigating reports that at least one British and two Kenyan citizens were killed in an attack on a school in central Somalia on Sunday night.
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