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The 11-year-old was allegedly kidnapped by Darnell Hairston, a 60-year-old sex offender from Hastings

“As a parent all I can say is if it was my child or grandchild, this story would have had a very different ending.”

Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on Dec. 3, 2025, when, according to media reports, he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby settlement, the 18-year-old Palestinian is alleged to have endured repeated beatings, humiliation and harassment.

Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president Hissène Habré kidnapped a French archaeologist and a German medical doctor in the north of the country. The kidnappers asked for the release of political prisoners, among other…

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen

‘If another country had kidnapped Irish citizens, what would we have done?’ the committee was asked.

AI-generated deepfake videos are being used as "proof" someone was kidnapped.

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the country.

Eight years ago, a top female actor was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a moving car in Kerala’s Kochi. A couple of months later, Dileep, a superstar in the Malayalam industry, was arrested, accused of masterminding the crime.