kidnapping

Migrants from Venezuela cross into Chile from the Bolivian border near Colchane, Chile
Migration
Chile grapples with transnational criminal organizations targeting migrants and locals
Journalist Sulome Anderson is based in Beirut, Lebanon and New York City.
Books
Terry Anderson’s daughter comes face-to-face with her father’s kidnapper
A man buys U.S. dollars in a currency exchange in Benghazi, Libya.
Business
Even a local bank teller can’t be trusted in today’s Libya
Suspected pirates are paraded aboard a ship at a Lagos naval base after their arrest by Nigerian authorities.
Business
West Africa pirates who once saw oil tankers as the top prize are having to rethink their business
Zara John, 16, holds her baby, with her mother watching in the background.
Conflict
A teen rescued from Boko Haram captivity still pines for her militant husband
These former members of the insurgent group Boko Haram say they've escaped and turned themselves in to Chadian authorities. The army of Chad has intervened in northern Nigeria against the Islamist group.
Conflict
Nigeria’s army may finally have Boko Haram on the run
American journalist James Foley arrives at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli after being released from capitivity by the Libyan government on May 18, 2011.
Conflict
America’s policy on hostages may have cost the life of James Foley
A security official prevents members of the media from approaching a damaged police bus at the site of an explosion in Karachi targeting policemen on February 13, 2014.
Justice
How the Taliban took control of organized crime in Pakistan’s largest city
A man walks past graffiti denouncing US drone strikes in Yemen painted on a wall in Sana'a on November 13, 2014.
Media
This American reporter survived a botched kidnapping in Yemen
People carry photographs of missing students during a march in Acapulco on October 17, 2014. On September 26, police allegedly linked to a criminal gang shot dead at least three students and abducted dozens of others during clashes in the southwestern cit
Conflict
‘If they are going to kill us, let them kill us for a just cause,’ say Mexican citizens
Relatives hold pictures of missing students during a demonstration demanding their safe return on the outskirts of Chilpancingo, Mexico, on October 7, 2014.
Justice
Mistrust and confusion surround the disappearance of 43 Mexican students
Bedouin loot barbed wire near a police checkpoint on the Egyptian border with Israel on the Sinai Peninsula.
Conflict
An Eritrean refugee endured brutal torture. But he may find hope on a ranch in California
A man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring the streets of Tabqa in celebration after ISIS militants took over Tabqa air base in Syria, on August 24, 2014.
Conflict
This could be the end of reporting from Syria
Journalist James Foley
Conflict
If you’re a kidnapped American hoping for help from the government, ‘that isn’t going to happen’
Alisa Weinstein
Conflict
This American has been held in Pakistan for three years. His daughter wants him home
Alisa Weinstein
Conflict
This American has been held in Pakistan for three years. His daughter wants him home
The #bringbackourgirls campaign continues to resonate globally.  Students from an all-girls Catholic school in Manila wore masks last month in solidarity with the kidnapped African school girls.
Conflict & Justice
Nigerians still hope for a rescue of their kidnapped girls, even as abductions continue
An Israeli woman holds a sign with images of three missing Israeli teenagers, at a rally in Rabin Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv June 29, 2014. Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of the thre
Conflict & Justice
Three missing Israeli teens are found dead outside the Palestinian town of Hebron
An Israeli woman holds a sign with images of three missing Israeli teenagers, at a rally in Rabin Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv June 29, 2014. Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of the thre
Conflict & Justice
Three missing Israeli teens are found dead outside the Palestinian town of Hebron
Conflict & Justice
Our government can’t help the kidnapped schoolgirls, says a Nigerian human rights worker
Nigerian parents
Conflict & Justice
Nigeria’s kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit
Nigerian parents
Conflict & Justice
After two weeks, frustrated parents in Nigeria have no idea where their daughters are
A man weeps with parents of kidnapped school girls abducted by Islamist militants.  Some 230 girls are still missing, a much higher figure than authorities originally said had been kidnapped.
Conflict & Justice
Nigerians fear kidnapped school girls have been taken abroad
Abuja residents react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at a local hospital this week.
Conflict & Justice
Why Nigeria’s government can’t prevent the kidnapping of 100 teenage school girls
Abuja residents react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at a local hospital this week.
Conflict & Justice
Why Nigeria’s government can’t prevent the kidnapping of 100 teenage school girls