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8 years of twists: The full timeline of the Kerala actor assault case

Eight years ago, a top female actor was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a moving car in Kerala’s Kochi. A couple of months later, Dileep, a superstar in the Malayalam industry, was arrested, accused of masterminding the crime.

Newslaundry

Nigeria under pressure as gunmen kidnap more than 30 people across two states

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions in recent weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Stranger Things fans spot huge clue in season 5 that may finally anwser why Vecna kidnapped Will Byers in the first place

It looks like season 5 links back to The First Shadow in more ways than one

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Nigeria declares security emergency after wave of mass kidnappings

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel after a wave of mass kidnappings.

Radio France Internationale

Muriel McKay’s family cannot scan London garden for her remains, judge rules

Ms McKay was kidnapped for ransom and murdered in 1969 but her body has never been discovered

Evening Standard

Muriel McKay ‘would like to come home’ as family bid to scan garden for remains

Ms McKay was kidnapped for ransom and murdered in 1969.

Evening Standard

Muriel McKay murder twist: Remains of woman kidnapped in 1969 are buried in east London garden, family believe

Muriel McKay's family now believe that her remains are in the shared back garden of two neighbouring properties on Bethnal Green Road, the High Court hears

Evening Standard

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Remains of woman kidnapped in 1969 believed to be in London garden, court told

Muriel McKay was kidnapped for a £1 million ransom in 1969 and killed, but her body has never been discovered.

Evening Standard

Miracle Escape: 50 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolchildren Flee Gunmen; 265 Others Still Missing

Fifty kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren escape their captors, while 265 pupils and 12 teachers are still missing as a massive military search intensifies.

International Business Times UK

Fifty pupils escape kidnappers in Nigeria, as Pope calls for release of all 315

Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Sunday, as Pope Leo appealed for them all to be immediately released.

Radio France Internationale

Gunmen seize 315 pupils and teachers in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 schoochildren and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for what is the second abduction in a week in Africa's most populous nation.

Radio France Internationale

Every death costs you 10 years in this open world roguelike, so your missing daughter might be a grandmother by the time you find her

Find your kidnapped kid before it's way, way too late.

PC Gamer

Venezuelan man came to the US legally 10 years ago. Now he’s in Florida ICE lockup and family worries he’s had a heart attack

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: Ricardo Páez fled Venezuela after being kidnapped. Now, after 10 years of living a suburban dream with his wife and dog in Pembroke Pines, he's been detained by ICE and is suffering behind bars as he faces deportation to parts unknown, his family tells Brendan Rascius

The Independent UK

Nigeria Schoolgirl Kidnapping: One Escapee 'Terrified' As 25 Classmates Remain Missing

More than 20 girls in Kebbi remain missing after gunmen abducted students from their school in northwest Nigeria; one kidnapped girl escapes. The crisis exposes security and political fault lines.

International Business Times UK

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In the violence plaguing Nigeria, many say everyone — Christian or Muslim — is a potential victim

Much of northern Nigeria has been battered by conflict in a longstanding security crisis, and U_S_ President Donald Trump has singled the country out for what he calls “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.”

Radio France Internationale

Mali faces record number of kidnappings of foreigners by jihadist group

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.

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Ex-Employees Who Kidnapped “Toxic” Tech CEO Reveal ‘Pushup’ Punishment That Sent Them Over The Edge

“I’m not saying I agree, but I do understand.”

The Independent UK

After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped and tortured by an Iraqi militia for more than two years

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Violence Against Mayors Continues in Mexico's Michoacán State: Seven Killed, One Kidnapped Since 2021

Since Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla took office in October 2021, seven mayors in Michoacán have been assassinated and one elected official remains missing since 2021.

International Business Times UK

330 Koreans Kidnapped: How Cambodia Job Scams Killed Student Park Min-ho

On 8 August, Cambodian police discovered Park Min ho's body near Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province, showing signs of violent abuse.

Evening Standard

Two people deny part in alleged kidnap and murder of man in 2019

Tomasz Samel suffered 75% burns after he was kidnapped from his home in Birmingham in March 2019.

The Independent UK

Critics fear Putin is ‘cynically using’ Melania Trump as she pleads with Russia to return kidnapped Ukrainian children

The first lady has been engaging in ‘back channel’ talks over Ukrainian children who’ve been kidnapped by Russian forces

Euronews

Fact-checking claims that no female hostages made it out of Gaza

Commentators on social media have purported that "not a single woman" survived captivity following the release of the last remaining hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023. These claims are misleading.

The Independent UK

These are the hostage bodies released by Hamas – and those yet to be returned

The bodies of 19 hostages remain in Gaza as families accuse Hamas of breaching a ceasefire agreement

Axios

Hamas still hasn't returned these hostages' bodies from Gaza

They have claimed they don't know where all the remains are.

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