Charges dropped against freed Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle
An Ontario judge Thursday dismissed 19 charges against a Canadian man who spent five years with his family in militant captivity in Afghanistan, according to court documents.
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Iran releases American student
An American graduate student, who had been held for three years in Iran on suspicion of being a spy, is in "good spirits" after being freed from Iranian custody, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Slain Florida UPS employee was covering route for another driver
UPS employee Frank Ordonez was killed Thursday after armed robbery suspects hijacked the UPS truck he was driving and led police on a chase that ended in a fatal shootout in Broward County, Florida, his brother said.
Federal judge awards journalist Jason Rezaian and family $180 million
Federal Judge Richard Leon in Washington, DC, on Friday ordered Iran to pay Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family $180 million for his 544 days in custody.
US, Australian hostages freed in Taliban prisoner swap
The Taliban has released two Western professors who had been held hostage for the past three years in exchange for three high-ranking militants, in a prisoner swap that could pave the way for renewed peace talks.
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Iran launches new centrifuges in latest nuclear deal breach
Iran has launched a new generation of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, the nation's nuclear chief announced Monday, the latest in a series of violations of the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers in 2015.
Venice tourist holds worker hostage in currency exchange
In the last few months, the Venice authorities have had to deal with tourists swimming in the canals, headbutting gondoliers and brewing a pot of coffee by the Rialto Bridge (pictured above).
State Opening of Parliament is a big deal
Even by British standards, the pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament is off the scale.
US takes members of British ISIS cell into custody
The US military has taken two high-profile members of a British ISIS cell into custody, according to three US officials. Two officials said the transfer was made Wednesday.
Governments, police, hospitals held hostage by hackers
The attack starts, innocently enough, with an email. But when someone clicks the link inside, hackers quickly take over.
New national security adviser once critical of Trump
President Donald Trump once said his then-chief hostage negotiator and now newly installed national security adviser Robert O'Brien praised him as being the
Trump names new national security adviser
President Donald Trump named Robert O'Brien, the US hostage negotiator, his new national security adviser on Wednesday.
Hijacker shot dead after taking 37 people hostage on bus in Brazil
A man who took 37 people hostage on a bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro was shot dead on Tuesday by a police sniper, according to authorities.
How a conference call helped end the Philadelphia standoff
Barricaded inside his home, surrounded by SWAT teams in an hourslong standoff in Philadelphia, suspect Maurice Hill called the one person he felt he could trust.
A$AP Rocky says he was 'scared' in assault trial testimony
American rapper A$AP Rocky appealed for "justice" at his assault trial in Sweden on Thursday and testified that he had acted in self-defense during a "scary" June street fight.
Saudi oil minister: Iran is threatening global energy supply
Saudi Arabia oil minister Khalid Al Falih on Tuesday called on the international community to stand up to Iran's threats to global energy security.
5 years after James Foley was killed by ISIS, hostage families see progress
After her son was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS, Diane Foley made monthly trips from her home in New Hampshire to Washington, DC, looking for updates on the government's efforts to rescue him.
ISIS 'Beatle' says he's sorry for ransoming Western hostages
Two of the remaining members of the British ISIS cell known as "the Beatles" have confessed their part in the ransoming of Western hostages in a rare interview that showed them broken and pleading for news of their fate. One of the fighters also offered an unprecedented apology for his
Captured ISIS fighter says he helped imprison James Foley and Alan Henning
Alexanda Kotey, a former ISIS fighter accused of forming one of the group's most notorious terror cells, admitted he was responsible for overseeing the imprisonment of western hostages James Foley, Alan Henning and John Cantlie.
2 soldiers killed in French-led rescue of 4 hostages in Burkina Faso
French forces freed four hostages, including an American and South Korean, during a night-time rescue in Burkina Faso in which two soldiers were killed, according to a statement from France's Elysee Palace on Friday.
State Dept. warns Americans of kidnapping risk in 35 nations
The US State Department has updated its travel advisories for 35 countries with a new indicator to highlight the risk of kidnapping and hostage taking.
Police: At least 5 people killed at Florida bank
A gunman who barricaded himself in a SunTrust Bank in Florida killed at least five people in the branch on Wednesday, Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund said.
Democrats: Reopen the government before negotiations on border security
A day after President Donald Trump offered his plan to end the shutdown and fund a border wall in exchange for temporary protections for groups of immigrants, Democrats stood by their demand to reopen the government before negotiating about the border.
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