Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 10:35
Bowing to the demands by Somali pirates, Indian government on Tuesday paid a ransom of USD 2.1 million for the release of MV Suez, currently under their captivity, media reports suggested.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 11:11
A pirate said it`s a retaliation for the arrest of over 100 Somali pirates by the Indian Navy.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 00:32
In a move that could change the pirate-hostage equation, Somali pirates on Friday took in a multimillion dollar ransom, then released the ship and some of the crew but kept all the Indian crew members as hostages.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 12:02
Al-Qaeda`s north African branch is demanding at least 90 million euros in ransom for the release of four French hostages held since September, a source close to mediators said.
Last Updated: Friday, March 11, 2011, 16:42
The FARC is Colombia`s oldest, largest leftist group, with 8,000 combatants.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 17:35
Lakki Chand Garji, one of Pakistan`s most revered Hindu spiritual leaders, was kidnapped on Dec 21.
Last Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 13:55
A Rs 20 lakh ransom has been demanded for the release of a school student kidnapped from Bihar`s Muzaffarpur district, his family members said on Monday.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 22:45
Somali pirates said on Saturday they had received a record ransom of $9.5 million for the release of Samho Dream, a South Korean oil supertanker they hijacked in the Indian Ocean in early April this year.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 18:43
Suspected NDFB militants who abducted two goods train drivers from Gamani on Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday have reportedly demanded Rs one crore for their release, even as search continued for the duo.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 00:09
Al Qaeda`s North African branch received around USD 10 million to free two remaining Spanish hostages it held, Malian negotiators involved in their release told AFP on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010, 00:09
The family of an automobile company supervisor here, who went missing recently, today received a letter from his kidnappers demanding a ransom of Rs 30 lakh.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 20:01
A Delhi court has sentenced a man and his servant to life term for kidnapping his minor nephew to get a ransom of Rs 20 lakh from his brother for the release of the child.
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