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Japan PM Kishida says willing to meet Kim Jong Un over kidnappings

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try and resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1960s and 1970s, media reported.

Reuters

Voter fraud allegations mark last day of election campaigning in Spain

Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday.

Reuters

Man jailed over driving instructor kidnapping, assault

A Brisbane man has admitted assaulting a woman and holding her against her will for more than two weeks before kidnapping a driving instructor at knifepoint.

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Brisbane man jailed for kidnapping driving instructor at knifepoint in plot to abduct girlfriend

Abdel-Aziz Hussein Ali's plan was to hide in the boot of the car while the instructor drove to the ex-girlfriend's house, and pick her up.

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Delhi court awards life sentence to man for kidnap, rape, murder of 6-year-old girl

NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi on Thursday sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for kidnapping, raping and murdering a six-year-old girl in 2015.

The Times of India

Corrie's Toyah fights for her life as she's bound and gagged in horrifying kidnapping

Coronation Street character Toyah Battersby is set to be kidnapped in horrifying scenes on the ITV soap in the coming weeks as she faces death – but who is her captor?

Daily Mirror

Chicago man charged with attempted kidnapping of woman in Evanston

James Saye, 28, was taken into custody Saturday morning after allegedly attempting to force a woman into his car in the 600 block of University Place, police said.

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French army accused of failing to stop journalist's kidnapping in Mali

French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint investigation by RFI, newspapers Le Monde and Liberation and broadcaster TV5Monde has found.

Radio France Internationale

Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling gun linked to deadly Mexico kidnapping

A Texas man has pleaded guilty to purchasing a gun for a Mexican drug cartel that has been linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans

The Independent UK

Shivamogga police trace girl who concocted kidnap story in bid to become a nun

While thinking of ways to meet her financial needs after reaching becoming a nun, she concocted the kidnapping story to obtain some money from her father.

The Hindu

Madhya Pradesh girl cooks up her own kidnapping story after failing college exam

A 17-year-old girl, who failed in her annual undergraduate examination, escaped from Indore to neighbouring Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after faking her own kidnapping story as she feared her parents would scold her, police said on Sunday.

The Hindu

Cleo Smith's family still 'sad, hurt, scared, angry, terrified' over kidnapping at WA campsite

The mother of Cleo Smith, Ellie Smith, says her family remains angry and heartbroken after the sentencing of the man who snatched her five-year-old daughter from a remote WA campsite.

ABC News

Hero brother uses a slingshot to save his sister, 8, from being abducted in back garden

The 17-year-old's name has not been released though he has been charged as an adult with one count of attempted kidnapping/child enticement, and one count of assault and battery

Daily Mirror

Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals he was falsely accused of kidnapping - "they strip-searched me"

Ronnie O'Sullivan has won seven World Snooker Championship titles to become a legend of the sport... but the prolific winner was left stunned after a false accusation

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Land of no return: the Mexican city torn apart by cartel kidnappings

Violence in Fresnillo between Sinaloa and Jalisco groups mirrors national trend – and critics say Amlo has failed to act

Daily Mirror

Police capture two more Mexican cartel members over kidnapping of four Americans

Four Americans that crossed into Matamoros from Texas so that one of them could have cosmetic surgery were kidnapped on March 3 and two were killed

Reason

Brickbat: Bad Cop

Former Doraville, Georgia, police officer Miles Bryant has been charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of a 16-year-old girl. Prosecutors said that isn't the only crime he has committed. In a bond hearing, they said that on at least one occasion he used his badge to gain access…

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'Virtual kidnapping' scams targeting Chinese international students on the rise in NSW, as police issue warning

Police know of four cases across NSW in the past month, with Chinese students as young as 17 targeted and ordered to pay sums of up to $280,000 or face being deported.

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The Independent UK

Mexico arrests 2 more in March kidnap, killing of Americans

Prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of four Americans and the killing of two of them

Radio France Internationale

Wife of French serial killer faces trial as accomplice in murders and kidnappings

French prosecutors said Wednesday that they want to try the ex-wife of the "Ogre of the Ardennes" serial killer Michel Fourniret for complicity in three kidnappings and two murders.

The Conversation

Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn't working - families need support

Kidnapping for ransom has become a national security threat in Nigeria. How it’s done varies from targeted individuals, to indiscriminate kidnappings and mass kidnapping in schools and communities.

The Independent UK

Miracle for woman who fell out of van head first at 60mph during kidnapping

Parents of 21-year-old say she is making progress in rehabilitation

ABC News

Terence Kelly lodges appeal over Cleo Smith kidnapping sentence

The man who snatched four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote WA campsite and kept her captive for 18 days lodges an appeal against his sentence.

The Independent UK

Woman accused of faking her own kidnapping to cover up for not graduating college

Chloe Stein, 23, has been charged with false alarm to a public safety agency, falsely reporting an offence, obstruction of law, and disorderly conduct

The Independent UK

Influencer found guilty for lying about her children’s kidnapping

Katie Sorensen faces up to one year in prison after being convicted by California jury

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