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Policeman-turned-kidnapper is jailed

National
2009-11-2

A POLICEMAN in northeastern China has been jailed for 14 years and fined 50,000 yuan (US$7321) for kidnapping a transport director, a central Henan-based newspaper reported today. Wang Haiming, 37, a former economic...

Foreigners abducted in northern Yemen

World
2009-6-14

SEVEN Germans, one Briton and a South Korean female were abducted by Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, but the report did not give more details about it, al Jazeera TV reported this morning.

Child kidnap gang under arrest

National
2009-5-4

POLICE in Guangdong Province have arrested four men who kidnapped four children to sell them to friends. Three of the children have been rescued but one is still missing, police say. The three children rescued...

FARC releases foreign hostage

World
2009-3-19

COLOMBIA'S FARC guerrillas freed their last foreign hostage, an ailing Swedish national they kidnapped nearly two years ago in an extortion attempt, Colombian authorities said on Tuesday. The captive, identified...

Released Chinese engineer reaches Islamabad

National
2009-2-15

A Chinese engineer, who was released yesterday in northwestern Pakistan, arrived at the Chinese embassy in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad early this morning. Ambassador Luo Zhaohui met with Long Xiaowei, who...

Senior UN official kidnapped in Pakistan

World
2009-2-2

A senior United Nations official has been kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan today, private TV channel Geo reported. The head of UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Balochistan province was abducted and his driver...

More than 50 Chinese kidnapped in Myanmar

National
2009-1-20

MORE than 50 Chinese from Shanxi Province have been kidnapped in Myanmar since August, Beijing News reported today. Two more victims, aged 16 and 19, were reportedly kidnapped last week and the Ministry of Public...

Police catch suspects in drowning case

National
2008-9-19

POLICE in Wuhan have caught three suspects suspected of drowning a company boss after collecting nearly 500,000 yuan (US$73,529) in ransom money. The trio, two from Shandong Province and one from Sichuan Province,...

Police catch 3 suspects in kidnapping case

National
2008-8-4

POLICE in Heilongjiang Province have caught three men who allegedly kidnapped a government official and demanded 2 million yuan (US$285,714) in ransom. Zang Hongxiang, the chief suspect, allegedly masterminded the...

Afghan police: Kidnapped Turkish engineers freed

World
2008-7-21

TWO Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last week have been freed after their employers apparently paid a ransom, police said today. Amid rising violence in the country, kidnapping has become a lucrative...