ARTICLES RELATING TO ABDUCTION

4 Turkish hostages freed in Afghanistan

2013-05-14 20:23

Taliban insurgents have released the final four Turkish engineers held hostage since their helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan last month.

French hostages abducted in Cameroon freed

2013-02-21 13:16

Seven French nationals taken hostage in northern Cameroon earlier this week have been freed, reports say, citing Cameroonian military sources.

Japan pressured over snatched kids

2013-02-20 14:01

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be pressured to pledge progress on an international divorce treaty which unfairly favours Japanese parents, when meeting Barack Obama this week.

4 in court for official's kidnapping

2013-01-16 21:31

Three teenagers and a man accused of kidnapping a senior government official have appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court.

Mali Islamists execute Algerian diplomat

2012-09-02 17:41

Islamic extremists say they have executed an Algerian diplomat who was kidnapped during their takeover of northern Mali, according to a statement.

Algeria kidnapped diplomats doing well

2012-04-23 22:37

Seven Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Gao in northeastern Mali are in good health, Algeria's foreign minister says, adding that contacts have been established with the kidnappers.

Can you trust your child’s nanny?

2012-02-08 09:24

How much do you know about the person who looks after your child?

Boy kidnapped in forest

2012-01-02 18:19

A 10-year-old boy has been kidnapped in a plantation forest at the Khothana Village in Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape.

Protect your family from abduction

2011-10-13 08:49

These simple rules could save your children’s lives.

Abduction

2011-08-16 16:20

What should have been a presposterous but highly enjoyable B-grade action thriller is undone by its utterly charmless lead star, Taylor Lautner.

Italian tourist abducted in desert

2011-02-04 19:03

An Italian tourist has been abducted by suspected Islamic militants in Algeria's remote southern desert, a report says.

FNB robbed, manager kidnapped

2010-10-26 21:54

Police are investigating the kidnapping of an Eastern Cape bank manager by robbers who forced him to unlock the First National Bank at Peddie to steal money.

Paranoid mama

2009-10-16 12:06

Who do you trust with your kids? Not many, says Masanda Peter.

Duo held for human trafficking

2009-07-07 11:58

A West Rand couple has been arrested on charges of abduction, human trafficking and extortion after allegedly kidnapping a Zimbabwean woman.

Missing Gauteng girl, 13, found

2009-06-18 11:05

A man has been arrested for abduction after a missing 13-year-old girl was found at his house in Kathlehong South.

 

Abduction: Closure and hope

2013-05-07 10:11

Girls return home after 10 years in captivity, renewing hopes for other missing kids.

Pirates kidnap six foreigners in Nigeria

2013-02-20 19:46

Armed pirates who stormed an oil service ship off Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $1.3m ransom for their release, the police and military say.

Woman forced to kidnap, court hears

2013-02-01 15:27

Khadija Khan was held against her will and was forced to take part in the kidnapping of baby Revelation Jones, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court has heard.

Runaway UK teacher charged

2012-10-10 22:29

British police have charged Jeremy Forrest, the British teacher who ran away with a 15-year-old pupil, after he was extradited from France back to England.

Nigerian police kill four kidnappers

2012-08-21 18:51

Nigerian police say they killed four kidnappers in southern Edo state following a car chase after the hostage escaped.

Mali group ready to free Swiss hostage

2012-04-22 18:17

A Swiss woman abducted last week in rebel-held Timbuktu in northern Mali has been snatched from her captors by an armed group that wants to free her.

Child Trace Child Identification Initiative

2012-01-13 11:25

Iris recognition technology which could help protect your child.

Are our streets safe for kids?

2011-11-25 11:45

Most South African parents are happy for their kids to walk to school. How about you?

Sigourney Weaver happy with older roles

2011-09-20 20:38

Sigourney Weaver believes there are always lovely parts for older actresses and she enjoys mixing up her choice of movie roles.

Swiss twins' father mailed euros - uncle

2011-02-08 19:50

An uncle of the missing Swiss twins says the girls' mother received €5 000 in mailings from their father before he was found dead.

KwaZulu-Natal bridge robbers get 47 years

2010-11-02 22:39

Two people who hijacked and threw a school teacher off the uMkhomazi River Bridge were sentenced to a total of 47 years in jail by the Durban Regional Court.

Gawe oom Gert van Rooyen

2010-01-15 13:17

Sumanda Maritz vertel van haar noue ontkoming met die monster, Gert van Rooyen.

Photos reveal Jaycee's prison

2009-08-31 22:10

Junk piled high, mounds of clothes strewn across dirty carpets and a collection of cat statues and snowglobes surrounded Jaycee Lee Dugard.

Man in court over child's death

2009-07-06 18:16

A 24-year-old man appeared in a Cape Town court in connection with the abduction and murder of a three-year-old girl.

Abductors arrested in Delft

2009-05-30 21:03

Three men seeking ransom after abducting a woman from a supermarket in Constantia have been arrested near Delft.

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