Kidnapping

Pakistani FM's relative arrested on alleged kidnapping, rape, extortion charges

Four Pakistani men, one of which is a relative of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, raping, and extorting two women after helping them get visas.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Media personnel are seen through a damaged glass window at a prison facility in the Malir district of Karachi on June 3, 2025.
Kidnapping attempt in Petah Tikva

WATCH: Bystanders rescue 11-year-old girl from kidnapping attempt in central Israel

The girl's screams, clearly audible in the final seconds of a video documenting the drama, are heard by passing drivers, who realize something bad is unfolding and jump into action.

|ByMAARIV
IDF soldiers participate in an operation to locate missing Israelis in the West Bank, July 2, 2026.

IDF rescues Israeli Breslov hassidim after they flee police into West Bank village

After fleeing to the West Bank village of Mukhmas, the hassidim contacted Israeli security forces, saying a group of Palestinians had surrounded their vehicle.

|BySHIR PERETS, AMIR BOHBOT
A notice circulated by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office requests information on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona , U.S. February 1, 2026.

FBI determines Nancy Guthrie kidnapping notes to be fakes, source says

All three messages in question were initially delivered to various media outlets, including the celebrity news site TMZ.com, before being turned over to authorities for review.

|ByREUTERS

Dozens of kidnapped Colombian soldiers released, says defense ministry

The soldiers were kidnapped on August 25 after clashes in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebels.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Colombian soldiers stand guard as members of a humanitarian caravan comprising senators and social organisations, meet with residents, to demand ceasefire and peace in the Catatumbo region, after attacks by rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army, in the municipality of El Tarra, Colombia.

At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after clashes with FARC dissidents

The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality in the southeastern province of Guaviare and involved members of the Central General Staff

AUGUST 26, 2025ByREUTERS
A policeman stands next to a well where minerals taken from illegal gold mines are washed in Buritica, Colombia, on April 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

Gunmen abduct 60 in northern Nigeria, kill villagers in overnight raids

The incident followed a separate mass abduction in Sabongarin Damri, in Zamfara state, on Saturday in which 70 people were taken.

AUGUST 6, 2025ByREUTERS
People gather as security personnel stand guard during a visit of government officials following a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Belgian MP says Iran tried to kidnap her, use her as bargain chip in 'hostage diplomacy'

Darya Safai, a Belgian Iranian Member of the Belgian Parliament, announced that Iran was planning to kidnap her alongside other European MPs.

JULY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Court overturns conviction in case of Jewish 6-year-old who went missing in 1979

A New York federal appeals court ruled to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of the Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz.

JULY 23, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Former Mossad agent indicted in German custody kidnapping case - report

A German restaurant heiress has been accused of using an Israeli-connected global security agency to execute a violent, cross-border kidnapping of her two youngest children.

JULY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German entrepreneur and gastronome Christina Block and her lawyers Otmar Kury and Ingo Bott wait for the start of her trial at the regional court in Hamburg, Germany, July 11, 2025.

Baby stolen in Argentina reunited with family after nearly 50 years

The 49-year-old man was found after taking a DNA test and is now the 140th child recovered by the human rights organization Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. 

JULY 18, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Adriana Metz, daughter of Graciela Alicia Romero and Raul Eugenio Metz, who disappeared during the 1976 to 1983 Argentine dictatorship, and Estela de Carlotto, president of the human rights organization Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo), react during a press conference announc

Trump says he hopes for Gaza deal in a week, Sa'ar tells Iranian counterpart to 'relax a little'

IDF missile misfire kills six children, injures 17 at Gaza aid site • Netanyahu to meet with small group of ministers to discuss hostage deal • IDF stray fire wounds soldier

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting at the White House, earlier this week.

Armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan, say officials

Armed men kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in south west Pakistan, no one has claimed responsibility

JULY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
View of a sandle on floor and blood stains inside a car of Jaffar Express train, after it was attacked by separatist militants in Bolan, at the Railway Station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 19, 2025