Freed Austrian Tourists

Austria says no ransom was paid to free tourists

VIENNA, Austria - Austria did not pay a ransom for last week's release of two tourists held for eight months by an al-Qaida affiliate in Africa, officials said Monday.

Kidnapped Tourists

Tourists nabbed in Egypt now in Chad

KHARTOUM - The Sudanese army said it had killed the leader of a group that kidnapped 11 Western tourists and eight Egyptians on Sunday and said the hostages were now in Chad, the state-run SUNA news a

Kidnapped Tourists

Kidnapped tourists taken to Libya

KHARTOUM — Bandits who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert have moved them from Sudan to Libya, shadowed by Sudanese forces who have said they will not put the hostages' lives at risk.

Egypt

Egypt makes contact with kidnappers over tourists

Discussions are under way involving Egypt and the abductors of 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians held captive across the frontier in Sudan, Egyptian Minister of TourismZohair Garanah said.

Egypt

Tourists 'abducted' in Egypt

Up to 15 people, including 11 foreign tourists, have been abducted in Egypt, according to the Italian foreign ministry and Egyptian security sources.

Somalia

Somali pirates want $1.4 mln for French tourists

NAIROBI - Somali pirates hijacked yet another ship on Wednesday and a maritime group said two French tourists kidnapped at sea a week ago were being held by gunmen demanding a ransom of more than $1.4

Somalia

Somali pirates 'kidnap tourists'

Two French citizens and their sailing boat have been seized by pirates off the Somali coast, French officials say.

Rio

Vietnamese diplomat, tourists escape captors in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO - A Vietnamese diplomat and three Chinese tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint on their way to Rio de Janeiro's famed Christ the Redeemer statue but managed to escape from their captors

Turkey

Kurdish rebels release kidnapped German tourists

Turkey's foreign ministry says Kurdish rebels have released three German tourists who were kidnapped earlier this month in the east of the country.

Kidnapped tourists

PKK says kidnapped tourists well, urges Germany to back Kurds

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said the three German tourists it kidnapped last week are well, and urged Germany to end a crackdown on Kurdish groups.

German tourists kidnapped

PKK kidnaps 3 German tourists in east Turkey

ISTANBUL - Kurdish guerrillas have kidnapped three German tourists on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local governor was reported as saying on Wednesday.

Somalia

'The Kidnappers Want Ransom for Tourists' - Puntland Official

A security official with the Somali regional government of Puntland has said that local authorities are taking the case of four kidnapped tourists from Europe "very seriously."

Gulf of Aden

Somali pirates kidnap four European tourists in Gulf of Aden

Four European tourists were abducted by pirates from a yacht off Somali's northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland on June 22, officials said.

Iran

Freed Japanese tourist arrives in Tehran

A Japanese tourist who was released by rebels in southeastern Iran after being kidnapped in October arrived in Tehran on Sunday, an AFP correspondent reported.

He arrived at Tehran city airport from the southeastern city of Zahedan at around 3:00 pm (1030 GMT) after his release on Saturday but did not make an appearance before the ... read more

Yemen

2 Japanese tourists kidnapped in Yemen: security official

SAN'A, Yemen — Two Japanese tourists were kidnapped Wednesday by unknown assailants in Yemen's Marib province, a security official and a tribal leader said.

Kidnapped Austrians

Tourist kidnappers extend ultimatum, criticize Austria

Austria said on Tuesday it could not confirm the authenticity of another ultimatum issued by the kidnappers of two Austrian tourists in North Africa.

Austria's Foreign Ministry said experts were analyzing an internet video were al-Qaeda's North African wing warned that Austria was responsible for the fate of the two tourists.

Austria Seeks Libyan Help To Free Kidnapped Tourists

Austrian hostage deadline extended by week

DUBAI — An internet statement posted in the name of Al-Qaeda on Monday said the group had extended until next weekend its ultimatum for the release of prisoners in exchange for two Austrian tourists.

The jihadist network's north African branch also threatened to kill the two hostages in the event of any attempt to free them by force in ... read more

North Africa

al-Qaida: 2 Austrian tourists kidnapped

CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for kidnapping two Austrian tourists last month in Tunisia in an audio recording aired Monday on Al-Jazeera television.