Thirteen of the 28 Indian seafarers, rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012, reached India on Monday. Meanwhile, Puroshottam Tiwari, father of Dheeraj Tiwari who is still Hostage on MV Iceberg 1, spoke to CNN-IBN about his plight. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Seven foreign hostages kidnapped last month by a Nigerian Islamist group from a construction company compound have been killed, the Italian and Greek foreign ministries said on Sunday. The al Qaeda-affiliated group Ansaru announced on Saturday that it had killed the hostages seized on February 7 in the northern state of Bauchi because of attempts by Nigerian and British forces to free them. ...
02:55 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Italy's foreign ministry said Sunday that seven foreign hostages kidnapped in northern Nigeria had been killed as claimed by Islamic extremists, the worst such foreign abduction violence to hit the turbulent West African nation in decades. Greece also confirmed one of its citizens had been killed by Ansaru, the radical group that claimed responsibility for abducting the foreigners from northern Bauchi state in February 16. ...
08:41 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Algeria's state news agency says that special forces have completed their operation to free hostages from a remote desert natural gas complex. ...
02:04 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Syrian rebels on Friday issued a 48 hour deadline for Iran and Syria to give in to their demands to secure the release of 48 Iranians taken hostage earlier this year. They threatened to execute the Shiite pilgrims if Tehran and Damascus did not release captured Syrian rebels within 48 hours and stop shelling. The pilgrims were abducted in August. ...
11:31 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Toulouse (France): A man claiming to be a member of al-Qaeda has taken several hostages in a bank in the southwestern French city of Toulouse, a police union source said on Wednesday. The source said the man had fired a shot and could be holding up to four people. The Interior Ministry was not immediately available to comment. In March, an al-Qaeda-inspired gunman shot dead three soldiers, a rabbi and...
04:25 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Kandhamal: It seems likely that Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda, who has kept the Italian national Paolo Bosusco hostage to force the government to agree to his demands, may just have committed a big blunder and in fact, put his own safety at risk. CNN-IBN has learnt that the local Dalit community, which was his main support base in Kandhamal up until now, is not supporting him on the hostage issue....
08:35 AM, Apr 09, 2012
Bhubaneswar: From security forces to former policemen, nobody seems to agree that the decision by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to release Naxals to secure the return of the Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco is a good one. Swaranjit Sen, former DGP, Andhra Pradesh, said, "It's like history repeating itself without any lessons being learnt. Talks have only benefited the Maoists. This new deadline of 96 hours for releasing 7 Naxals...
07:14 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Koraput (Odisha): In the wake of two back-to-back abductions in Odisha, a complete ban has been imposed on the entry of foreign nationals and tourists into the Maoist-hit Koraput district. The district administration's ban follows abduction of two Italian tourists and an MLA by the Maoists in the state. District collector Sachin Jadhav has communicated this through a letter sent to all tour operators, official sources said on Tuesday. The...
01:01 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday said it was examining release of some rebels as demanded by Maoists and hoped the Italian hostage crisis would end soon, even as the fate of abducted BJD MLA remained unknown with a rebel-backed outfit yet to respond an invitation to join talks. A day after the two Maoist mediators left giving time for the state government to take a stand on the demands of...
07:36 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Parliamentarians demanded action against Team Anna for the derogatory remarks made during Hazare's fast at Janatar Mantar on Sunday. ...
10:33 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Bhubaneshwar:After almost 12 days of captivity, Maoists finally released Claudio Colangelo, one of the two Italian hostages abducted by the Maoists led by Sabyasachi Panda on March 14. The Maoist leader has made two demands including the release of his wife from jail before the Odisha government to set the second Italian hostage free. According to Claudio they were both treated well and were made to sleep in tents while...
09:26 PM, Mar 25, 2012
Bhubaneshwar: Released Italian national Claudio Colangelo expressed happiness after being released by the Maoists, but added that he was sad as his friend Bosusco Paolo was still in captivity. "I am both happy and sad. I am sad that Paolo is still in Maoist captivity. I can't comment on government's role as I had no information on what was happening outside," Claudio, who was handed over to a group of...
04:30 PM, Mar 25, 2012
Bhubaneshwar: Maoists released one Italian hostage on Sunday, raising hopes of an end to the 12-day old crisis that has engulfed the Odisha government. The released hostage, Claudia Colangelo, was abducted by the Maoists led by Sabyasachi Panda on March 14 along with another Italian Bosusco Paolo and two Indians. The 61-year-old Colangelo, who was not keeping well, was handed over to a group of three journalists near Kandhamal. The...
02:44 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday held an emergency meeting at 11.30 am on the ongoing hostage crises in the state. "There is no response from the abductors of the MLA and I hope they will respond immediately. We also do not have any information about the release of the two Italians," the Chief Minister said. The government has not received any demand from the Maoists for...
11:51 AM, Mar 25, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at the BJD government over the abduction of a tribal MLA, the opposition Congress and BJP in Odisha on Saturday accused it of being hand in glove with Maoists and pushing the state into anarchy by ignoring Centre's advisories. "The BJD government is hand in glove with Maoists. It was clear when Maoist-backed panchayat representatives supported BJD candidates in recent zilla parishad elections in Koraput," Leader of...
01:27 PM, Mar 24, 2012
Bhubaneshwar: The Maoists on Wednesday offered to release one of the two Italians in their custody. In return they want the Odisha government to meet some of their 13 demands. Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda said, "The government is taking the position as we hear from the media that the demands made by us are not within the ambit of the law and are difficult to fulfill. What we're demanding is...
07:01 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appointed three negotiators to hold talks with the Maoists over the hostage crisis. ...
11:19 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: The two Italians taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, are scared but safe, according to one of the two Indians released. The Maoists have set a deadline of Sunday evening for 13 demands to be met including an end to anti-Naxal operaitons. The Maoists treated us well, did not beat us and gave us food to eat. Both the Italian tourists are scared but are safe and...
06:21 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Santosh Kumar Maharana, who was released by the Maoists earlier, said that all the four hostages were taken 5-6 kms away from the spot of abduction. ...
08:24 PM, Mar 18, 2012
