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Kenyan man suffering in the hands of internet kidnappers in Guinea

Rose Ng'ang'a — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:27:38 +0000

One of my colleagues yesterday consulted me over an email he received recently from a lady who allegedly says she is in Canada. Both have been communicating for a while now, and the lady is even alleging to have sent the guy some gifts through a...

Italian journalist released, Deal worked for Taliban

Pankaj — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:50:39 +0000

An Italian journalist held for two weeks in Afghanistan said after his release Monday that he saw his captors cut off the head of one of the two Afghans kidnapped with him and thought he would be next to die. An Italian journalist...

Kidnapped Associated Press photographer released safely in Gaza

Vikas — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:28:14 +0000

Emilio Morenatti, photographer of Associated Press kidnapped on Monday, was lucky enough because after kidnapping he was neither harmed nor tortured. While in the possession of kidnappers, Morenatti was kept in a small room where he was...

25,000 Ugandan Children Missing

Bhawana Negi — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:35:29 +0000

Thousands of lives has been ruined because of the conflict-related causes in Uganda. Around 25,000 children have been kidnapped and are forced to fight on fields. Every week 20 children are kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Twenty...

Child Soldiers: Playing Early with Fire

Bhawana Negi — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:45:35 +0000

Deprived of their childhood, children in dozens of the countries are participating in wars. Around 300,000 children are serving as soldiers in the battlefield. These youngsters participate in suicide bombers, act as spies etc. Being innocent...