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Italian hostages: Negotiator doubts govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 12:36

A day after the Maoists named three negotiators to talk to the Odisha government on the Italian hostage crisis, one of them showed reluctance to join the process today.

Hostage crisis: Maoists name 3 persons for talks

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 23:39

Maoists named Narayan Sanyal, Politburo member of CPI (Maoist), civil rights activists Dandapani Mohanty and Biswapriya Kanungo as their negotiators.

Pak: `Khyber Pakhtunkhwa unsafe for foreigners`

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 13:25

Whether for tourists or people engaged in humanitarian or relief work, Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is unsafe for foreigners.

Expect to free hostages soon: Colombian rebels

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 08:53

The FARC said it was waiting for the President to permit a group of activists to visit jailed guerrillas.

Swiss couple held by Taliban is free: Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 13:35

Militants and criminal gangs often kidnap wealthy Pakistanis and less commonly foreigners.

British, Italian hostages killed in Nigeria

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 11:36

Two Europeans held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaida were killed before rescuers could free them.

Denmark: 2 hostages dead in anti-piracy operation

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 21:05

Denmark`s Navy says two hostages have been killed in an anti-piracy operation off Somalia.

Colombia`s FARC to stop kidnapping for ransom

Last Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012, 09:47

Colombia`s feared FARC rebel group said it would free all military and police hostages it holds in jungle camps.

Somali captors move US hostage after SEAL raid

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 15:27

US Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia early Wednesday and hiked to where captors were holding American Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted.

French spies among 5 hostages held by Qaeda

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 12:36

Al Qaeda`s North African wing has claimed responsibility for kidnapping five foreigners in Mali last month, describing two of the hostages as French spies.

Somali pirates release tanker, keep 4 hostages

Last Updated: Thursday, December 1, 2011, 15:43

Somali pirates have kept back four South Korean crew members of the ship including its captain.

FARC rebels execute 4 military hostages: Colombia

Last Updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 18:42

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has a policy of killing hostages if troops approach their camps.