Tag: kidnapping
Deadline for Canadian Muslim woman held hostage by the Taliban extended
The Islamic militants holding a Canadian hostage at the Afghan-Pakistani border region have extended the deadline for their ransom demands to be met, according...
Taliban demand $375,000 USD to release Canadian Muslim woman
Taliban insurgents active in Pakistan's tribal region have offered to free a Canadian woman held since November in return for a $375,000 USD ransom....
Video emerges of abducted British Columbia journalist
Beverly Giesbrecht, who adopted the name Khadija Abdul Qahaar when she converted to Islam in 2002, was on a freelance assignment for the Al-Jazeera...
Al-Qaeda Claims responsibility for kidnapping Canadian diplomats in Niger
Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch claimed yesterday it is holding hostage a senior UN peace envoy, his aide and four tourists kidnapped in the Sahara...
