http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/KidnappingFind stories, videos, and photos about Kidnapping from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kidnapping14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kidnapping from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/un.missing.remains/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/un.missing.remains/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe body of a United Nations worker, who had been missing for 24 years, has been found in eastern Lebanon, a representative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/09/zambrano.kidnap.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/09/zambrano.kidnap.ap/index.htmlCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Assailants who kidnapped the mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano in Venezuela only decided to take her after they found little of value during a burglary, police said Monday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/sudan.ireland.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/sudan.ireland.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTextIreland's foreign minister met top Sudanese officials Tuesday to press them over the kidnapping of an Irish aid worker in the African nation, the Irish Foreign Ministry said.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/california.missing.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/california.missing.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bone fragment found near the northern California home of kidnapping and rape suspect Phillip Garrido could add another chapter to the twisted tale.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/missing.girl.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/missing.girl.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTextA week before 9-year-old Michaela Garecht was kidnapped in Hayward, California, in 1988, she wrote a poem about people who had been abducted, her mother said Tuesday.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/philippines.militant.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/philippines.militant.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in the Philippines have paid an informant in the arrest of a militant tied to the kidnapping of four Americans and dozens of Filipinos.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/04/torrealba/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/04/torrealba/index.htmlThe 11-year-old son of Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba is safe after being kidnapped in Venezuela.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/19/phoenix.drug.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/19/phoenix.drug.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTextJaime Andrade had just gotten out of the shower when the men came to snatch him.Wed, 20 May 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/abducted.california.boy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/abducted.california.boy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree-year-old Briant Rodriguez remained in a hospital bed fatigued and malnourished Monday, 15 days after being kidnapped at gunpoint and then dumped on the streets of Mexico.Tue, 19 May 2009 00:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/14/florida.fake.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/14/florida.fake.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mother and her teenage son are kidnapped. The kidnappers place a cell phone in the car of the boy's father so they can communicate their ransom demands. The son is burned with a blowtorch. The mother implores the father to pay the ransom.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/batista.kidnapping.wife/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/batista.kidnapping.wife/index.html#cnnSTCTextLourdes Batista wishes she had super powers so she could use them to find her husband, she said Wednesday, 105 days after authorities said he was kidnapped in Mexico.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/20/greece.shipping.executive.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/20/greece.shipping.executive.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextKidnappers released an ailing Greek shipping magnate Tuesday, eight days after abducting him at gunpoint near his home, police said.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/07/security.expert.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/07/security.expert.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of kidnapped security expert Felix Batista broke her month-long silence on Wednesday and pleaded with his Mexican abductors to "please have mercy."Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/04/somalia.journalists.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/04/somalia.journalists.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo journalists -- one British and one Spanish -- who were kidnapped in Somalia in November have been released, according to a Somali press group.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/02/zimbabwe.activists.courts.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/02/zimbabwe.activists.courts.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe lawyer for a top Zimbabwean human rights activist said Friday that law has "absolutely broken down" in the country after a court in Harare ruled against her client.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American anti-kidnapping consultant was kidnapped in Mexico, according to the Houston-based security firm he works for.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies has asked authorities to shed light on the kidnapping and slaying of Silvia Vargas Escalera, daughter of the former head of the National Commission on Sports and Physical Fitness.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/12/mexico.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/12/mexico.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice are searching for 27 farm workers who were kidnapped in northwestern Mexico, authorities said.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/canadian.journalist.freed.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/canadian.journalist.freed.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian journalist, who was freed Saturday after a month in captivity, said her abductors kept her in an underground cave but didn't mistreat her.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian Broadcasting Corp. correspondent who had been held in Afghanistan for four weeks has been released, the CBC said Saturday.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851779,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851779,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAuthorities in Southern California arrested the grandfather of an abducted 6-year-old Las Vegas boy, saying the man was involved with Mexican drug dealers and the kidnapping was a "message"Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFive years ago, retired Air Force intelligence officer Kirk von Ackermann became the first of 39 Americans to be kidnapped in Iraq. He's still missing, his wife fearing she'll never see him againMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/29/egypt.tourists.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/29/egypt.tourists.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome of the 11 European tourists and their Egyptian guides kidnapped 10 days ago and released unharmed Monday have left an Egyptian hospital and are headed home, officials said.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/23/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/23/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's government has taken the lead trying to negotiate the release of a group of 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians abducted in the southern Egyptian desert and taken to neighboring Sudan, authorities said Tuesday.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/egypt.italians.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians have been kidnapped in the southern Egyptian desert and apparently taken to neighboring Sudan, an Egyptian government spokesman said on Monday.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/02/mexico.kidnap.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/02/mexico.kidnap.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal officers rescued two kidnap victims and arrested 20 members of a major kidnapping gang in a daring operation Tuesday near Mexico City, Mexican federal police said.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/22/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/22/mexico.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican President Felipe Calderon met with the country's 32 governors Thursday to create a plan to combat the nation's staggering rise in crime and kidnappings.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/13/mexico.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/13/mexico.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTextPedro Galindo says that when his kidnappers chopped off one of his fingers, the pain was excruciating; he felt every second of the process.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830649,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830649,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMexicans don't call the police when their loved ones are snatched, because as in the case of a shocking recent killing, too often senior policemen seem to be involved in the crimeFri, 08 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFive South Koreans were kidnapped while driving in a Mexican border city, police and embassy officials said TuesdayTue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo French humanitarian workers were kidnapped at gunpoint Friday in Afghanistan and spirited out of the house they were sleeping inFri, 18 Jul 2008 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/11/inspired.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/11/inspired.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy favorite made-for-TV movies are those based on true stories, especially true stories involving jealous friends or spouses who go on sleazy killing rampages. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/21/unicef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/21/unicef/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 50 children have been abducted in Haiti since the beginning of the year, adding to a trend of kidnappings in countries affected by violence, according to a United Nations Children's Fund report.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/florida.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/florida.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe FBI is investigating the alleged kidnapping for ransom of a 26-year-old Florida private pilot who has been missing since April 1, a spokesman said Friday.Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/13/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/13/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in Iraq recently received the severed fingers of five men kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago, a law enforcement source told CNN.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko was injured Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Pentagon sources said.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/afghanistan.italians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/afghanistan.italians/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Italian soldiers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan over the weekend have been freed in an operation by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Italy's defense minister said.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/04/drug.kidnappings.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/04/drug.kidnappings.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen two men snatched a 7-year-old at gunpoint from a drug-plagued neighborhood this summer, they hoped to get $250,000 in ransom.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA German woman is the latest victim of a trend that is targeting not only foreigners but locals as wellSat, 18 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/09/nigeria.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/09/nigeria.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree-year-old British girl Margaret Hill is recovering in Nigeria after she was released by kidnappers who had held her for four days.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/08/nigeria.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/08/nigeria.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextNigerian kidnappers released a 3-year-old British girl on Sunday after holding her for four days, and no ransom was paid, according to Nigerian police sources close to the investigation.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640028,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1640028,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlan Johnston's release is a publicity coup for the group, which wants to show it can bring stability to GazaSat, 07 Jul 2007 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/06/nigeria.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/06/nigeria.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen who kidnapped a 3-year-old British girl in Nigeria have demanded money and talks to secure her release are about to start, the girl's mother said on Friday. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWestern advisors are the target this time, and initial suspicion is focusing on the Mahdi ArmyWed, 30 May 2007 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/16/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/16/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe parents of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped last month in Gaza, have appealed for news of his condition after an unknown militant group said it had killed him.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe BBC said Sunday it is "deeply concerned" about an unknown militant group's claim that it has killed a BBC reporter kidnapped last month in Gaza, but is treating the statement as a "rumor with no independent verification."Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlBBC director general Mark Thompson appealed for the release of journalist Alan Johnston Thursday, a month after he was abducted at gunpoint in Gaza City, saying he was increasingly concerned about the reporter's welfare.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/20/btsc.wedeman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/20/btsc.wedeman/index.htmlEvery time I hear of a kidnapping in Gaza, a chill goes down my spine. In the case of Alan Johnston, the BBC's seasoned Gaza correspondent who disappeared a week ago, the chills are even worse. They've crawled up and down my spine ever since he vanished.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe BBC has appealed for any information about Alan Johnston, the network's correspondent in Gaza who is believed to have been kidnapped in the Palestinian territory a week ago.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe British Broadcasting Corporation said Monday it believes its correspondent in Gaza may have been kidnapped.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/11/newborn.kidnapped/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/11/newborn.kidnapped/index.htmlA newborn girl was reunited with her mother on Sunday at a Lubbock, Texas, hospital after police arrested a woman in connection with her kidnapping, authorities said.Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/27/florida.abduction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/27/florida.abduction/index.htmlA 13-year-old boy left bound and gagged in a remote patch of Florida countryside used a safety pin, a stick and his teeth to free himself from captivity, his family said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/06/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's government spokesman said Tuesday that the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad told his country that an Iranian diplomat believed to have been kidnapped days ago instead had been arrested.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/01/19/akers.hornbeck/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/01/19/akers.hornbeck/index.htmlThe parents of a 15-year-old boy who was found last week in the apartment of his alleged abductor said they expect him to testify in court if necessary.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/01/18/shawn.oprah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/01/18/shawn.oprah/index.htmlThe parents of the 15-year-old boy who was found last week in the apartment of his alleged abductor believe their son was sexually assaulted by his apparent captor, they told Oprah Winfrey in a show that aired Thursday.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.soldier/index.htmlThe uncle of the U.S. soldier abducted in Baghdad last month said his nephew is believed to have been kidnapped by breakaway elements of a notorious Shiite militia.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.htmlMost of those kidnapped Tuesday from a Baghdad research institute have been freed, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/24/austria.missing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/24/austria.missing/index.htmlThe family of a young Austrian woman who has escaped after an 8-year kidnapping ordeal has said it always believed she would one day come back.Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/20/kidnapped.journalists/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/20/kidnapped.journalists/index.htmlThe family of Fox News correspondent Steve Centanni, kidnapped nearly a week ago along with a cameraman in Gaza, appealed for information about his condition in a videotaped statement that aired Sunday.Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.main/index.htmlMore than 14,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq in the first half of this year, an ominous figure reflecting the fact that "killings, kidnappings and torture remain widespread" in the war-torn country, a United Nations report says.Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/07/skorea.kidnappings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/07/skorea.kidnappings/index.htmlNigerian militants on Wednesday staged a bloody attack on an oil facility in the Port Harcourt area, abducting five South Korean oil workers to be held until two imprisoned local leaders are freed from jail, militants told CNN.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/11/ake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/11/ake/index.htmlA year after American businessman Jeffrey Ake was kidnapped in Iraq, his wife, Liliana, spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time to plead for her husband's release.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/02/italy.toddler/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/02/italy.toddler/index.htmlA toddler who was snatched last month in a high-profile kidnapping has been found dead, according to Italian media reports.Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/30/carroll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/30/carroll/index.htmlNearly three months after she was abducted in Baghdad, American journalist Jill Carroll walked into the office of a Sunni Arab political party Thursday and asked if she could call the U.S. Embassy, an official with the Iraqi Islamic Party said.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/15/iraq.main/index.htmlAn Iraqi television station has begun airing announcements seeking the release of Christian Science Monitor freelance journalist Jill Carroll, who was kidnapped in early January.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/11/hostage.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/11/hostage.journalist/index.htmlCiting sources close to the kidnappers, Alrai Television in Kuwait reported Friday that U.S. journalist Jill Carroll's kidnappers set "a final deadline of February 26" for their demands to be met.Sat, 11 Feb 2006 05:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369159/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369159/index.htmThe mood was tense at the Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., early last year. The top two dozen executives of Sears Roebuck & Co. were gathering for a strategy session with Eddie Lampert, the... Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/03/news/companies/investorsguide_lampert/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/03/news/companies/investorsguide_lampert/index.htmThe mood was tense at the Bel Age hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., early last year. The top two dozen executives of Sears Roebuck & Co. were gathering for a strategy session with Eddie Lampert, then 42, the billionaire hedge fund manager who had just engineered an unlikely takeover of their venerable but struggling company.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.journalist.2237/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.journalist.2237/index.htmlRepresentatives from an American Muslim group are in Iraq to join efforts to free U.S. journalist Jill Carroll, who was kidnapped two weeks ago in Baghdad.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.journalist/index.htmlRepresentatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations arrived in Baghdad to urge kidnappers to release U.S. journalist Jill Carroll.Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.journalist/index.htmlDozens of journalists and Western civilians have been kidnapped in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion, but few victims have commanded the Muslim sympathy that freelance writer Jill Carroll has garnered.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/19/nigeria.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/19/nigeria.oil/index.htmlThe family and company of an American oil worker in captivity in Nigeria have said they are worried about his health, following reports from his kidnappers that he is gravely ill and could die.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.journalist/index.htmlWith the kidnappers' Friday deadline looming, the newspaper for which abducted American journalist Jill Carroll works said Wednesday that it is "availing itself of every option we can think of to secure her release."Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/index.htmlAn American journalist's kidnappers threatened to kill her unless the United States releases all female Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours, the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera said after it aired a video showing her Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.kidnapped/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.kidnapped/index.htmlIran's interior minister accused the United States on Saturday of orchestrating the kidnapping of nine Iranian border guards with the help of Sunni militant groups linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda, according to a report.Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/hostages/index.htmlItalians rejoiced Sunday with the news that four of their countrymen had been released by separate groups of kidnappers in Yemen and Gaza.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/gaza.italian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/gaza.italian/index.htmlAn Italian man who was abducted in the Gaza town of Khan Yunis has been released, Palestinian security sources say.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/christian.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/christian.hostages/index.htmlHoping to dissuade the hostage takers from killing four peace activists on Thursday -- as they have reportedly threatened -- Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq issued another appeal Tuesday.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.germanhostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.germanhostage/index.htmlChancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday that her government would "not be blackmailed" by kidnappers of a German woman archaeologist in Iraq.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlFour Western aid workers in Iraq, including two from Canada and one from Britain, have been kidnapped, according to British and Canadian government officials.Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/cnn25.smart.tan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/cnn25.smart.tan/index.htmlIn March 2003, missing Salt Lake City, Utah, teenager Elizabeth Smart was found alive after being kidnapped and held captive for nearly nine months. Almost three years after her ordeal, the 17-year-old high school senior's life is getting back to normal, and she works as a quiet activist for missing children.Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/15/dutch.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/15/dutch.kidnap/index.htmlDutch police have freed the daughter of a millionaire businessman kidnapped earlier this week, state television reported on Thursday.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356486/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356486/index.htmIs there a profitable way to publish entertainment on the piracy-prone Internet? Greg Stolze found a solution in an unlikely place: the kidnapping trade. Last year Stolze wanted to publish his tact...Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/australia.malaysia.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/australia.malaysia.warning/index.htmlAustralia has issued a travel warning over possible terrorist kidnappings from Malaysian coastal resorts, islands and dive sites off the east coast of Sabah.Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlA Filipino citizen taken hostage in Iraq almost eight months ago has been released from captivity, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has said.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/10/italy.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/10/italy.hostage/index.htmlAn Italian aid worker freed after three weeks as a hostage in Afghanistan has arrived home.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/afghan.italy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/afghan.italy/index.htmlAn Italian aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan has been released after more than three weeks in captivity, according to Italian and Afghan officials.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/26/missing.girl.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/26/missing.girl.charges/index.htmlA Florida teenager accused of kidnapping an 8-year-old girl, cramming her into a recycle bin and leaving her at an abandoned landfill was indicted Thursday on adult charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and rape.Thu, 26 May 2005 22:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/30/wilbanks.found/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/30/wilbanks.found/index.htmlInstead of being the center of a lavish wedding Saturday night, Jennifer Wilbanks flew home to Georgia from New Mexico, where she surfaced early Saturday morning after a nationwide missing-person search.Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.main/index.htmlDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq early Tuesday on an unannounced visit, hours after a U.S. Embassy official said a U.S. citizen working for a contracting company was kidnapped from a construction site in Baghdad.Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/18/sweden.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/18/sweden.iraq/index.htmlAn Iraqi-Swedish Christian politician who was kidnapped in Baghdad in January has been freed, Sweden's foreign ministry said on Friday.Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/09/italy.sgrena/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/09/italy.sgrena/index.htmlItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says the intelligence agent shot dead by the U.S. military told them he would be escorting a newly released hostage to the airport -- contrary to U.S. claims.Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.indonesia.update/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.indonesia.update/index.htmlTwo Indonesian journalists freed by militants in Iraq have spoken about their ordeal, and are reportedly waiting at the Jordanian border for permission to leave Iraq.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/20/iraq.poland/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/20/iraq.poland/index.htmlA Polish woman kidnapped in Baghdad last month has made a surprise appearance in Warsaw saying her captors treated her well but refused to reveal how she was freed.Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/17/iraq.hassan.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/17/iraq.hassan.profile/index.htmlDublin-born and raised in Britain, Margaret Hassan dedicated much of her life to improving the lives of ordinary people of Iraq.Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlAt least two members of Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's family have been kidnapped at gunpoint from their home in Baghdad, amid conflicting reports from government officials and sources close to the family.Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main0800/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main0800/index.htmlA Lebanese-American man was kidnapped late Tuesday from Baghdad's al-Mansour district, a day after six others -- including an American -- were abducted from the same neighborhood, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 12:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.main/index.htmlA car bomb near a government building in Baghdad killed at least six people on Tuesday and U.S. warplanes struck insurgent targets in Falluja overnight, authorities said.Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.hassan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.hassan/index.htmlThe relief agency CARE International has shut down all operations in Iraq and urged insurgents to release its director in Bagdhad, Margaret Hassan, who was kidnapped more than a week ago.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/23/iraq.kidnapping/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/23/iraq.kidnapping/index.htmlHours after a kidnapped humanitarian aid worker tearfully pleaded for her life in a video released Friday by her captors, the secretary-general of CARE International urged the kidnappers to release Margaret Hassan unharmed.Sat, 23 Oct 2004 08:04:00 EDT