Prosecutor dies of wounds after Istanbul hostage shootout
ISTANBUL: An Istanbul prosecutor died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where… Read More
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Turkish prosecutor held at gunpoint, forces called in
ISTANBUL: A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage on Tuesday and threatened to… Read More
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Six Taiwan inmates commit suicide, ending hostage standoff
TAIPEI: Six inmates who seized weapons from the armory at a Taiwan jail and took… Read More
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Islamic State 'sentenced' U.S. hostage to death last year – activist
WASHINGTON: The young American hostage who Islamic State says was killed in a Jordanian air… Read More
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Parents of US hostage appeal to Islamic State captors
WASHINGTON: The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been… Read More
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Jordan executes two jihadists in response to pilot murder
AMMAN: Jordan executed two jihadist prisoners at dawn on Wednesday after vowing a harsh response… Read More
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Japan says hostage negotiations with militants 'deadlocked'
TOKYO: Efforts by Japan and Jordan to secure the release of two of their nationals held… Read More
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Father asks Islamic State to treat captured pilot son as 'guest'
AMMAN: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State fighters after his plane… Read More
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U.S. backed talks with ISIS over American hostage: newspaper
LONDON: U.S. counter-terrorism officials backed negotiations with two prominent jihadi clerics in a failed attempt… Read More
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Sydney cafe gunman mentally unstable: Abbott
SYDNEY: An Iranian-born gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe was infatuated with extremism… Read More
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Hostage taking in Sydney cafe sparks fears of Islamist-linked attack
SYDNEY: Australian police locked down the center of the country's biggest city on Monday after… Read More
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Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British hostages in raid
SANAA: An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces… Read More
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Al Qaeda tells family to press US to negotiate hostage release
DUBAI: Al Qaeda told the family of a U.S. hostage kidnapped three years ago in Pakistan to… Read More
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