Nigeria: Gunman kidnaps 35 people from university
Abuja/UNI: A minimum of 35 individuals, including both university students and staff members, were kidnapped by an unidentified gunman in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, on Friday.
Pakistan: Hindu businessman kidnapped, kidnappers demand ransom of Rs. 5 crores
A Hindu businessman, named Jagdish Kumar Mukki, was kidnapped from Bakshapur area of Sindh’s Kashmore district of Pakistan by unknown persons while returning home.
Over 60 women kidnapped in Burkina Faso freed : Reports
Moscow: Dozens of girls and women abducted earlier this month in Burkina Faso have been released, the national RTB broadcaster reports.
California kidnapping: Three Indian-origin adults and eight-month-old found dead
San Francisco/UNI: Four kidnapped members of a family in Merced County, in the US state of California, were found dead, the Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke said.
Pakistan: Afghanistan envoy's daughter abducted, tortured before being released
Kabul/Islamabad: Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil's daughter was abducted and tortured before she was released, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: No action taken against cops allegedly involved in kidnap case
Islamabad: Bahawalnagar police in Pakistan are not taking action against four officials who are allegedly involved in a kidnap-for-ransom case of two citizens, media reports said.
Pakistan: Armed men barge into Hindu family house, kidnap teen girl
Islamabad: A group of armed men recently barged into a Hindu house in Jarwar locality in Tangwani town of Pakistan and kidnapped a teen girl on Tuesday, media reports said
ICRC employee kidnapped in central Afghanistan: Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted in Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province, the Ariana News TV channel reported on Sunday.
Two Cuban medics abducted by gunmen in Northeastern Kenya, smuggled to Somalia : Police
Moscow, Apr 12 (Sputnik) Two Cuban doctors were abducted in northeastern Kenya on the border with Somalia by unidentified gunmen on Friday while they were being escorted by police to work, the Kenyan National Police Service said, adding that one of the police officers was shot dead during the attack.
Syria: Security forces liberate 6 detained people from terrorists
Damascus, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Syrian Arab Army has liberated six people who were detained by terrorist groups in Erbin in Easter Ghouta region of the country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN staff member abducted in Kabul
Kabul, Jan 22 (IBNS): A UN staff member and her child have been kidnapped in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.