Kidnap/Abduction

Seoul to strengthen laws, sentencing for kidnapping attempts

Under the new policy proposed by the government, all reports made to law enforcement involving children will be treated as top-priority cases.

Rights activists in Malaysia call for justice as High Court orders reparations for missing men

Malaysian church pastor Raymond Koh (left) was abducted in broad daylight in Petaling Jaya on February 2017, while forex trader Amri Che Mat went missing in November 2016.

Malaysia high court orders government, police to pay $9.6m to family of kidnapped pastor

Pastor Raymond Koh and his wife Susanna Liew. He was abducted by a group of armed men in Petaling Jaya on Feb 13, 2017.

Israel receives the body of another deceased buried by Hamas in Gaza

A Red Cross vehicle transports a body, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Hamas hands over three more hostage bodies to Israel

Fighters of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, stand guard as they search for the bodies of Israeli hostages alongside Red Cross workers in Gaza, on Nov 2.

Ringleader behind Russia-linked UK arson discussed kidnapping Revolut founder, court told

Dylan Earl (left) discussed kidnapping Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky (right) with his Russian handler.

11 cases of South Koreans kidnapped in Thailand up to September 2025: Report

Thailand has recorded an increase in the number of crimes involving South Korean victims or perpetrators.

Alleged stalker not related to McCann family, expert tells court

Ms Wandelt is on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann (pictured) and causing them serious alarm and distress.

Former Israeli hostage says captives could have been freed ‘long time ago’

Israeli soldiers and medics accompany Mr Ariel Cunio (second from left) in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Oct 13, 2025, alongside former hostage Arbel Yehud (left) who was released in a previous exchange in January.

Hamas says it has handed over all hostage remains it can recover

Family members react during the funeral of Israeli soldier Daniel Shimon Perez, who was killed during the Oct 7, 2023 attack and whose body was kidnapped and later returned to Israel, in Jerusalem, on Oct 15.

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