Remains of British hostage who worked for the UN in Lebanon in 1985 identified

UK hostage’s remains identified in Lebanon

Philippine army says 21 people taken hostage in volatile south found dead

Philippine army says 21 people killed in south

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom; Spain ‘did what it had to do’ to free 36 sailors

Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom, free 36 hostages

Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages aboard Spanish trawler taken in early October freed

Somali pirate: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages free

Spain’s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed trawler with crew of 36

Spain says pirates freed trawler, 36 crew members

Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages hijacked in early October

Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages

Ex-AP reporter held hostage by Iranian terrorists in the Middle East files for bankruptcy

Former Middle East hostage files for bankruptcy

Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say

Police: NY school gunman upset over GI treatment

Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt

Officials: Ex-student held NY principal hostage

Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt

Police: Former student held NY principal hostage

Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe

Official: Gunman holding NY principal hostage

Man holds 7 hostages at gunpoint overnight in NY apartment; standoff ends with gunman dead

NY man holds 7 hostages at gunpoint overnight

Pirates holding Spanish trawler take 3 crew members ashore to Somalia

Spanish hostages’ wives: 3 crew taken ashore

WH monitoring crackdown in Iran; Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran, asks Iran to move beyond it

Protesters rally outside the White House

Rival Somali pirates, militias fight for custody of British couple, say commander, elder

Rival Somali groups fight over British couple

Pirates demanding $7M for UK couple, say Western forces ‘loot’ natural fishing resources

Somali pirates: Western boats ‘loot’ Somali fish

Kidnappers release video, demand $2 million for Irish priest hostage in southern Philippines

Kidnappers demand $2 million for Irish hostage

BBC says Somali pirates demanding $7 million ransom in return for UK couple

BBC: Pirates want $7 million ransom for UK couple

British woman held by pirates describes captors as ‘very hospitable’ in broadcast interview

Captive British woman says pirates ‘hospitable’

Man accused of taking 8 hostages in Canada charged with weapons offenses, unlawful confinement

EDMONTON, Alberta — Police say a man who took eight people hostage for 10 hours inside the Edmonton Workers’ Compensation building has been charged with unlawful confinement and several weapons offenses.

Hostage situation at Canadian office ends peacefully after 10 hours

EDMONTON, Alberta — A man who barricaded himself with eight hostages inside the Edmonton Workers’ Compensation building has surrendered, 10 hours after the drama began.

Hostage-taking in downtown Edmonton ends peacefully

EDMONTON, Alberta — A man who barricaded himself with eight hostages inside the Edmonton Workers’ Compensation building has surrendered, 10 hours after the drama began.

Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding hostages in Workers’ Comp office

EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in the Workers’ Compensation Board building in downtown Edmonton.

Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding as many as 9 hostages in Alberta

EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in a building close to the Alberta legislature.

Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding

EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in a building close to the Alberta legislature.

Merchant marine captain who was Somali pirates’ captive says he may not return to the sea

UNDERHILL, Vt. — He’s got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He’s been to the White House to meet the president, to the Queen Mary ocean liner for a vacation and back to his modest 1830s Vermont farmhouse. He gives motivational speeches on the lecture circuit.

EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates seize Chinese cargo ship with 25 people onboard

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a Chinese cargo ship Monday with 25 people onboard, a naval spokesman for the European Union’s anti-piracy force said, in the first successful attack on a Chinese vessel since the country deployed three naval warships to the region.

Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with ‘mock’ executions

DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

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