WorldWest urged to use drones in hunt for kidnapped girlsPressure is growing for Western military drones to be used in the hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, as the terrorist thought to be holding them threatens to "marry off" girls aged as young as 9.06 May 05:00 PM
WorldNigeria seeks support to rescue girlsWestern countries are in talks with Nigerian security forces to help rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls still missing three weeks after they were seized.05 May 05:00 PM
WorldAssault attempt to free girlsNigerian troops were reported to be massing for an assault to try to free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by a militant Islamist group.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi who terror king didn't see comingThe moment that Mary Quin thought she would die was in a gunfight with an AK-47 jammed into her spine.25 Apr 04:15 PM
WorldAssault may be key to McCann caseA 10-year-old British girl was sexually assaulted in Praia da Luz in 2005 - possibly by a man who is now a key suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, the Metropolitan Police have revealed.24 Apr 01:39 AM
New ZealandKidnap Kiwi vs terror kingA radical Islamic cleric standing trial in New York on global terrorism charges will come face-to-face with a NZ woman caught in a terrifying kidnapping decades ago.21 Apr 10:25 PM
New ZealandJail for 'detestable' attackAuckland crime figure Petar Vitali has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for assaulting a young woman who believed she was his biological daughter.03 Feb 09:41 PM
New ZealandCrim faces jail for attack on 'daughter'Notorious Auckland crime figure Petar Vitali will be sentenced today for a brutal attack on a young woman who looked on him as a father.03 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldThree arrests over missing Maddie likelyBritish police seek help from Portuguese to detain alleged burglars at Algarve resort.14 Jan 06:59 PM
WorldInterpreter's gruesome pastThe bogus sign language interpreter at the Mandela memorial service was in a group who burned two men to death in 2003, say a cousin and three friends.16 Dec 07:49 PM
New ZealandKiller jailed 15 years over stranglingA man who strangled his partner in the back of a van near Nelson while her 5-year-old daughter sat in the front seat has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.10 Dec 01:34 AM
New ZealandArrest in attempted abduction caseA man has been arrested who was wanted by police in connection with an alleged attempted abduction of a 13-year-old Timaru girl.06 Dec 10:42 PM
New ZealandMan linked to alleged abductionInvestigators have released a photo of a man being sought over the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl who was dragged off her bicycle into bush near Timaru.05 Dec 01:51 AM
New ZealandGirl, 13, dragged into bush by manA description of the man accused of dragging a 13-year-old girl off her bicycle and into bushland near Timaru last night has been released.04 Dec 02:26 AM
New ZealandNo plea from teens accused of kidnapThree teens accused of holding three young men at knifepoint and forcing them to drive around Wellington for hours are yet to enter a plea for kidnapping charges.27 Nov 01:38 AM
New ZealandTeens appear in court after five-hour kidnap ordealThree teenagers will appear in court in Lower Hutt today charged with kidnapping after a car-jacking which lasted about five hours on Saturday night.25 Nov 06:54 AM
New ZealandMum on the run finally arrestedA US woman who lived in numerous countries, including New Zealand, while on the run for 20 years for the alleged kidnapping of her daughter, has been arrested in Australia.25 Nov 04:21 AM
New ZealandTeens in five-hour kidnap ordealThree teenagers were allegedly held up at knife-point, assaulted and forced to drive around Wellington by a younger group of teens during a five-hour kidnapping ordeal overnight.23 Nov 11:26 PM
New ZealandVictim fought for babyA passenger travelling 180km/h in a car put her feet against the dash as she fought to protect herself and a kidnapped 15-month-old baby.22 Nov 09:27 PM
New ZealandJail over revenge abduction and assaultA Tauranga man has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for kidnapping and bashing a man who had just accidentally killed his 18-year-old friend.01 Nov 09:34 PM
New ZealandCharges laid after alleged abductionTwo men have been charged with abduction after they allegedly tried to drag a 22-year-old woman into a van at 9.30pm in Dunedin on Saturday night.20 Oct 07:45 PM
WorldMadeleine probe flushes out suspectIn a radical shift in thinking, a man spotted carrying a young girl in his arms has now emerged as the key suspect for the abduction of Madeleine McCann.15 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan who held woman captive jailedA man who kidnapped a woman and held her captive in a Hamilton shed has been jailed for nearly three years.15 Oct 01:46 AM
WorldSyria: Red Cross workers kidnappedGunmen abducted six Red Cross workers and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer after stopping their convoy in northwestern Syria, a spokesman said.13 Oct 07:31 PM
WorldElizabeth Smart: 'Nine months of hell''Why didn't I cry out for help? Fear.' Ten years on and in a new book Elizabeth Smart details her ordeal after she was snatched from her bedroom by a crazed preacher.07 Oct 07:37 PM
New ZealandHitchhiker's final hoursA hitchhiker was forced to walk more than 4km into a forest where she was sexually assaulted and murdered, before her killer took his own life.29 Sep 11:00 PM
New ZealandAlleged kidnapper pleads not guiltyPhillip Layton Edwards has today pleaded not guilty to kidnapping a toddler.23 Sep 10:38 PM
New ZealandAlleged kidnapper appears in courtConvicted killer Phillip Layton Edwards has appeared in court this afternoon charged with kidnapping a toddler.03 Sep 03:15 AM
