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Hamas official says hostage talks possible without permanent ceasefire

A top Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian group were ready to discuss a hostage deal and an end to the...

Ede nightclub hostage drama ends peacefully with arrest of suspect

A hostage drama at a nightclub in the eastern Netherlands ended peacefully after several hours on Saturday with the arrest of a suspect -...

Wordle score helps end hostage ordeal

When Denyse Holt failed to text her daily Wordle score, her daughter knew something must be wrong. Hours later a police SWAT team rescued...

Texas synagogue hostage-taker was a British citizen; two arrested in England

US authorities say Malik Faisal Akram, the gunman who held four people hostage at a synagogue in Dallas, was a UK citizen. The FBI did...

Islamabad police successfully handle hostage crisis, rescue children

The police have arrested the suspect involved in the entire episode and shifted him to another location for further interrogation.

Man moves SHC to repatriate sister ‘held hostage in Canada’

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard a petition filed by a citizen Younus to seek orders for bringing back her 56-year-old sister Najma Pardeshi who was alleged held hostage in Canada.

India: Aged man held hostage in hospital over non-payment of bill  

The daughter while confirming the hostage situation said that they could not arrange more money due to COVID-19.

‘Dacoits’ loot copper wire worth millions before audit team’s visit at MEPCO

After holding employees hostage, the dacoits loaded 35 tonnes of copper wire in two trucks and fled from the scene, the spokesperson said.

German police detain suspected hostage-taker and free woman

German police detained a man who took a woman hostage at the train station in Cologne, and said the suspect, who was seriously injured in the rescue operation, was probably a Syrian citizen.

Gunman arrested after deadly Los Angeles store hostage standoff

LOS ANGELES: Police in Los Angeles arrested a man who took hostages and barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe’s grocery store on Saturday, ending...

Arrest of gunman ends hostage seige in central Paris

PARIS: A gunman who took two people hostage in central Paris on Tuesday has been arrested and his victims freed "safe and sound", police...

French policeman who took place of hostage dies of gunshot wounds

PARIS: A gendarme who was shot three times after voluntarily taking the place of a hostage during a supermarket siege in southwestern France on...

Man takes family members hostage at gunpoint in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: An alleged drug addict suffering from a mental illness early Saturday morning held his family members hostage at gunpoint in Morgah area of...

Six crew members of Punjab govt helicopter recovered in Afghanistan 

ISLAMABAD: Six crew members including a Russian captain of a helicopter of the Punjab government which made an emergency landing in Afghanistan have reportedly been recovered. 

Bangladesh denies IS link after hostage bloodbath

DHAKA: Bangladesh said Sunday the attackers who slaughtered 20 hostages at a restaurant in Dhaka were well-educated followers of a homegrown militant outfit who found extremism "fashionable", denying links to the Islamic State group.

Six cops killed, 24 taken hostage by Chotu Gang

RAJANPUR: At least six policemen were killed and 24 taken into hostage by Chotu Gang in the riverine Katcha area in Rajanpur on Wednesday, ARY News reported.

Punjab, Sindh police launch joint operation to recover abducted cops

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Punjab and Sindh police have launched a joint operation in Katcha area close to Rahim Yar Khan to recover seven cops held hostage by bandits, ARY News reported.

Police nab girl involved in luring, abducting boys

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Police on Tuesday arrested a 'kidnapper girl' who used to lure boys on phone and hold them captive to extract money, ARY News reported.

Siraj asks Altaf to apologize ‘victims’ rather than establishment

LAHORE: The emir of Jamaat e Islami (JI) Siraj ul Haq on Sunday once again suggested Altaf Hussain to withdraw his candidate from the by-election in NA-246 Karachi, ARY News reported.

World must do more to free Nigerian schoolgirl hostages: Malala

LAGOS: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday criticised Nigerian and world leaders for not doing enough to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants.
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