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Man Charged After Cops Find Bodies of Six Kids and Two Adults in Texas Home
Police discovered the grisly scene in the Houston area after they arrested 49-year-old David Conley following an hour-long standoff.
A French Woman Held Hostage for 153 Days in Yemen Has Returned Home
Isabelle Prime was freed Thursday and returned to France after she was abducted in February by an unknown group in Yemen while working on a development project.
US Government Policy Forbidding Ransom Payments for Hostages Is Apparently Not So Strict
Reports the US helped the family of Warren Weinstein as they tried to negotiate with his captors are part of a long history of hypocrisy in hostage policy, a former negotiator tells VICE News.
British Hostage John Cantlie 'Reports' from Aleppo In Latest Islamic State Propaganda Video
The footage, filmed in Aleppo, Syria, is purportedly the final film in a series featuring the British photojournalist.
Captured Video Shows 'Hacker' Taking Over Dutch TV Studio with Fake Gun
Claiming to be a hacker with intelligence secrets, the gunman took control of a TV studio and demanded to go on during the nightly news and make an announcement to the nation.
First Day of Sydney Siege Inquest Reveals That a Hostage Was Killed by Police Fire
The opening day of the inquest confirmed media rumors that investigators found that fragments from police bullets killed Katrina Dawson, and raised questions about the gunfight that ended the siege.
Jordan Tells Islamic State It Will Swap Female Suicide Bomber for Hostage Pilot
The militant group demanded the release of Sajida al-Rishawi, imprisoned over a suicide attack, in exchange for the lives of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasesbeh.
LIVE UPDATES: 'Charlie Hebdo' Suspects and Gunman in Paris Kosher Store Killed in Simultaneous Raids
At least four hostages were killed in a kosher shop in the French capital before security forces carried out twin assaults on the site and on a printworks 22 miles from Paris where the magazine attackers were holed up. Follow latest developments here.
Hostage American Photojournalist Killed in Yemen During Failed Rescue Attempt
Al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen killed Luke Somers and another man after a US-led mission to rescue the two men failed.
Video Emerges of Al Qaeda in Yemen Threatening to Kill Captive British-American Journalist
The group said Luke Somers would meet his "inevitable fate" if the United States does not meet a series of demands of which Washington is "aware."
Kurdish Boys from Kobane Detail Awful Abuses at the Hands of the Islamic State
More than 150 students held captive by the terror group were beaten and forced to watch videos of beheadings and attacks, according to interviews with Human Rights Watch.
Islamic State Treats Hostages 'Well,' According to New Propaganda Video
The Islamic State's media arm released a new video featuring British hostage John Cantlie reading a scripted message from his captors.