Paul Chandler says the pirates will kill him and his wife Rachel if the ransom demands are not met. Photo / AP
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview yesterday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid. Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped last month by pirates who seized their yacht as they… More
MOGADISHU - As a Spanish warship looked on, a US$3.3 million ($4.4 million) ransom was delivered by boat and Somali… More
8:17AM Tuesday November 17, 2009
OSLO - Taliban captors in Afghanistan threatened to execute a kidnapped Norwegian journalist unless a $500,000… More
12:13PM Wednesday November 18, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY - Seven years after she was abducted at knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart finally has an apology - and… More
4:00AM Friday November 13, 2009
MANILA - A 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest, abducted in the Philippines a month ago, was freed yesterday… More
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