Iraq militants storm govt building in Baghdad, 24 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:44

Militants stormed an office of Iraq`s human rights ministry in northeast Baghdad on Thursday and took a number of civil servants hostage, security officials said.

Two Ohio women held captive have book deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 05:02

Two of the three Ohio women held captive for years in a Cleveland house have a book deal.

French hostage in Nigeria free: Elysee

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 18:13

A French man has been freed almost a year after he was kidnapped in Nigeria by Islamist militants, President Francois Hollande`s office said on Sunday.

Neha Sargam in `Yeh Hai Aashiqui`

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 20:20

TV actress Neha Sargam will be seen in an upcoming episode of the show `Yeh Hai Aashiqui` as a hostage who inadvertently falls in love with her captor.

Man, daughter die after hostage crisis in Holland

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 10:55

The Hague: A hostage situation in a Dutch town ended Thursday with the death of hostage-taker and his three-year-old daughter, police said.

Four French taken hostage in Niger are freed

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 08:55

Four Frenchmen taken hostage by Islamic extremists in Niger have been released after three years of captivity, President Francois Hollande announced on Tuesday.

Syria hostage deal: Two Turkish pilots freed in Lebanon

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 23:58

Two Turkish pilots, Murat Akpinar and Murat Agca, who were being held hostage in Lebanon by Syrian rebels have been released, Turkish state media was reported on Saturday as saying.

Nigeria Islamists release video of French hostage: SITE

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12:29

Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru has released a video of a French national kidnapped in December, the SITE jihadi tracking website said.

Former Iran hostage crisis spokeswoman named as VP

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 23:16

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has given a vice-presidency post to an environmental expert who once served as a spokeswoman for the hostage-takers at the US Embassy after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, an adviser said.

WB Minister held hostage for 8 hours over disputed land

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 23:51

West Bengal Animal Resources Minister Nure Alam Chowdhury was assaulted and kept confined by a mob for over eight hours at a college here on Sunday in Birbhum district over a disputed land.

Man takes hostages at city hall in Germany’s Ingolstadt

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 18:29

A man took several people hostage at the city hall in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt on Monday, police said.

LoC killings: Martyr`s villagers take Bihar minister hostage

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 20:28

A Bihar minister was on Bihar held hostage for about two hours by villagers of martyr jawan Premnath Singh demanding that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visit their place.