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‘Hostages’ covers the Iran Hostage Crisis from all angles, including then to now
Middle East
September 27, 2022
‘Hostages’ covers the Iran Hostage Crisis from all angles, including then to now
CNN – “Hostages” tells several major stories in one, from the history of US intervention in the Middle East to…
Why a hostage-taker in Lebanon was hailed as a national hero
Middle East
August 15, 2022
Why a hostage-taker in Lebanon was hailed as a national hero
London (CNN) – A dramatic series of events unfolded on a bustling street in Beirut on Thursday when an armed…
Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds
Middle East
August 14, 2022
Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds
(CNN) – An armed man held employees and customers hostage at a bank on Beirut’s bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding…
Ukrainian prosecutor names 10 Russian soldiers suspected of Bucha crimes
World
April 28, 2022
Ukrainian prosecutor names 10 Russian soldiers suspected of Bucha crimes
Ukraine’s General Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova said a number of Russian soldiers allegedly involved in human rights abuses in the town of…
Brittney Griner: ‘It’s the most audacious hostage taking by a state imaginable,’ says former captive
World
March 14, 2022
Brittney Griner: ‘It’s the most audacious hostage taking by a state imaginable,’ says former captive
(CNN) – When Jonathan Franks first heard that the American basketball star Brittney Griner had been detained in Russia, his…
UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Middle East
February 18, 2021
UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Prominent supporters of Princess Latifa called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to pressure the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her…
French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France to hugs
World
October 9, 2020
French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France to hugs
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali arrived…
Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
World
May 14, 2019
Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
France paid its emotional final respects Tuesday to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the…
German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama
World
October 16, 2018
German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama
A man who hurled a burning molotov cocktail then took a woman hostage at a major German railway station…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
World
October 14, 2017
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…