Search results for ‘kidnap’
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Kenya goes to war on al-Shabaab
As Kenya goes to war on al-Shabaab, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on Nairobi’s desperate efforts to contain Somalia’s troublesome militants.
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UK forces free ship’s crew from Somali pirates
Royal Marines help release the crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia, reflecting a declining trend in the success rate for highjackings off the east coast of Africa.
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Is Syria sliding into civil war?
As army defectors battle in Jabal al-Zawiya, a rights group tells Channel 4 News of evidence that President Assad’s forces are stepping up a campaign of rape in affluent areas to ‘incite civil war.’
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Kenyans step up search for French hostage
As a French woman is kidnapped in a tourist resort near the Somali border, weeks after a similar incident nearby, the International Maritime Bureau say ‘governments need to step up.’
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Kenya travel advice changed
Britons are being advised to stay away from Kenyan coastal areas within 93 miles of the Somali border after a second armed gang attack in a month.
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Somali gunmen escape with French hostage
Somali kidnappers who seized an elderly French hostage have escaped into Somalia after a gun battle with Kenyan security forces.
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Dewani extradition given go-ahead by Home Secretary
Shrien Dewani, accused of conspiring to kill his wife Anni while on their honeymoon in South Africa last year, has been cleared for extradition by Home Secretary Theresa May.
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SAS publishes top secret World War II diary
Kept secret for 65 years, the SAS publishes a diary charting daring missions carried out during its earliest days in World War II, including an operation to capture German commander Erwin Rommel.
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Turkey accused after defector returned to Syria
A Syrian army officer who defected to supposedly lead an armed resistance group has been returned from a Turkish refugee camp to appear on Syrian state television. Channel 4 News’ Andy Lee reports.
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Five held on slavery charges at travellers’ site
As police continue their inquiries into how 24 vulnerable people were held and apparently kept as slaves on a Bedfordshire traveller site. Channel 4 News reveals just how widespread the practice is.
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Gaddafi not the only victim of Libya’s revolution
The Gaddafi regime may not be the only casualty of events over the past six months. Africa’s most powerful nations may have been compromised by their dealings with Libya under the discredited colonel.
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Parents of Shafilea Ahmed charged with her murder
The parents of 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed have been charged with her murder, eight years after her disappearance.
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Britain’s alleged role in Libya rendition condemned
David Cameron promises to look at “significant accusations” made against Britain as a spokesman for Libya’s new leadership claims the UK helped with the “kidnapping” of Gaddafi’s opponents.
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Syrian official defects after ‘witnessing killings’
The defection of a Syrian Attorney General, who claims to have witnessed the killings of 72 prisoners in Hama, is “an important moment” for the country, a Middle East expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Mother appeals to murder suspect to hand himself in
The mother of sex offender Graeme Jarman, who is wanted in connection with the murder of a 77-year-old woman, is appealing to him to hand himself in to police.
