Kidnapping

Arizona police, FBI continue search for Nancy Guthrie as investigation enters second week

On Friday afternoon, the sheriff's department said DNA that didn't belong to Nancy Guthrie or any of the others in close contact with the elderly woman had been found at her residence.

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.
 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.

FBI releases description of suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearance, raises reward for information

A BOTTLE which had been filled with flammable liquid and poured on a 12-year-old in an attempt to set him on fire.

Man who tried to light 12-year-old on fire initially planned kidnapping, police say

Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

Investigators continue search for Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove


Kasau's disappearance cannot be forgotten, must be viewed as a kidnapping - editorial

One year later: Even with the war and even with the heartbreaking tragedies of the hostages held by Hamas, we cannot forget Haymanot.

 Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau. The police released the image on February 26, 2024.

UN pauses some Yemen operations over Houthi detention of staff

The deputy UN spokesperson said "This extraordinary and temporary measure seeks to balance the imperative to stay and deliver with the need to have the safety and security of the UN personnel."

 Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen December 6, 2024.

Stolen lives: Inside Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly taken to Russia or occupied territories since the war began.

 Returned Ukrainian children in Truskavets

Relative of rescued Lev Tahor member discusses group's psychological abuse - interview

Oded Twik emotionally described the most meaningful moments in the process of rescuing family members from the Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala.

A Lev Tahor members demands the release of members of the community after prosecutors say Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and teenagers from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 21, 2024.

Police, soldiers among nine arrested for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting Palestinian

According to the allegations, in August, the suspects violently attacked and later abducted a Palestinian.

 Israeli soldiers stand while stationed outside a Palestinian shop in Huwara, Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 26, 2022.

Iranian-American activist Gazelle Sharmahd speaks out on her dissident father’s kidnapping

Jamshid Sharmahd’s abduction highlights Iran’s use of state-sponsored kidnappings to silence dissent.

 Activist Gazelle Sharmahd.

Chabad emissary to UAE Zvi Kogan murdered in 'antisemitic terrorist attack'

Mossad and authorities in the Gulf country had opened an investigation into Kogan's disappearance believing it may be related to “a terrorist incident.”

Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan.

Man arrested for attempted kidnapping of Jewish boy was family's neighbour

Stephan Stowe was previously arrested in 2013 for aggravated harassment as a hate crime, after harassing a Jewish man on the subway.

 Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights

The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.

 Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

Shayetet 13 commandos capture senior Hezbollah official in northern Lebanon - report

Emad Fadel Amhz, a senior member of Hezbollah, was also reportedly a member of the Lebanese Navy.

 Illustrative image purporting to show Emad Fadel Amhaz