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Wife of American tourist who survived Mexico cartel kidnapping says she didn’t even know he’d left US

Eric James Williams and his friend Latavia ‘Tay’ McGee were rescued from a drug cartel ‘stash house’ on Tuesday – but their friends Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were found dead

The Independent UK

2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico; 2 others rescued and returned to US

Two of four U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint last week in northern Mexico were found dead Tuesday, Mexican authorities said, while two others were freed and transported to the United States in a dramatic rescue operation that capped off a days-long manhunt.

Los Angeles Times

2 SC survivors of Mexico kidnapping identified; remains of 2 who were killed not returned yet

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two of four South Carolina natives kidnapped in Mexico were being treated in a Brownsville, Texas, hospital Tuesday, while State Department officials worked to have the remains of the two who were killed returned, officials say.

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Medical tourism: Traveling outside US for care is common

The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlighted a common practice for many people in the U.S.: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or costs a lot less

The Independent UK

2 survivors of Mexico kidnapping back in US; remains of 2 killed not returned yet

Two of four people kidnapped in Mexico after traveling from South Carolina have arrived in the United States, while the remains of the two who were killed are in the process of being returned, officials say.

Tribune News Service

Joe Biden's new plan to tax the rich, Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream attacks, and Melbourne Airport faces delays — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

2 people from SC found dead after Mexico kidnapping, 2 others alive

Two of the four people kidnapped in Mexico after traveling from South Carolina have been found dead, while the other two are alive, officials announced on Tuesday.

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Two Americans dead, one injured in Mexico kidnapping: Official

Mexican official says two Americans abducted in Mexico are dead, two alive after Matomoros kidnapping.

Al Jazeera

Mexico kidnapping — live: Americans seized by drug cartel asked for directions before deadly Matamoros attack

Video seemingly showed the moment Latavia ‘Tay’ Mcgee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams were kidnapped in Matamoros - an area dominated by the Gulf drug cartel

The Independent UK

With the kidnapping of 4 US citizens, is it safe to travel to Mexico?

DALLAS — Public safety concerns have spiked around travel to Mexico, with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The visitors had just crossed the border through Brownsville, Texas.

Tribune News Service

FedEx driver pleads not guilty to capital murder, kidnapping of 7-year-old Athena Strand

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver indicted on capital murder and kidnapping charges in the killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Monday in Wise County.

Tribune News Service

Mexico kidnapping map: Where were four US citizens abducted at gunpoint in Matamoros?

Four Americans drove across the US border with Mexico on 3 March in their white minivan, where they were ambushed by armed men

The Independent UK

Matamoros kidnapping: FBI offers $50,000 after four US citizens taken at gunpoint

The FBI said the four Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates and crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas in Mexico, on Friday where they were kidnapped

Daily Mirror

Mexico kidnapping latest: FBI offers reward for four Americans kidnapped in Matamoros as they are identified

Follow the latest updates on abduction in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as FBI launch search for missing US citizens

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Two International Red Cross Workers Kidnapped in Mali

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday. It said the abductions took place between the northern cities of Gao and Kidal - long a hotspot for militant and militia violence. "We confirm…

The Times of India

Gurgaon Police arrests Bhopal man for kidnapping, raping teen girl

GURGAON: Gurgaon Police has arrested a man from Bhopal for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage.

Liverpool Echo

Police investigating kidnapping follow trail of blood and find man 'minding' shotgun

Firearm and ammunition was discovered hidden inside duffel bag in 'doss house'

Dynamite News

Delhi: Accused wanted in murder of school boy arrested after 13 years

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police have arrested two accused in the kidnapping and murder of a boy at South Delhi's Kalkaji in in 2010. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson says he has no regrets despite crime that haunts victim's life

Bronson is next week due to appear for one of the first parole hearings to be held in public after being jailed for kidnapping Phil Danielson in 1999. His victim says he needs to show real remorse

Dynamite News

Delhi police arrest 3 for kidnapping and assaulting man

Delhi Police arrested three persons for allegedly being involved in kidnapping a man and beating him with sticks. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Trial looms in case of boy's death at remote, armed compound

Three defendants from an extended family have rejected compromise offers from prosecutors to resolve kidnapping, terrorism and weapons charges

Reuters

Factbox-Separatist insurgency in Indonesia's Papua region

The kidnapping of 37-year-old New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens by separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua has thrown a spotlight on the decades-long, low-level insurgency in the remote, resource-rich area.

Reuters

Deadlier and more media savvy, separatist rebels evolve in Indonesia's Papua

Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region, is at the vanguard of an increasingly dangerous and media-savvy insurgency for independence.

The Independent UK

Eagles reserve lineman waives arraignment in rape case

A reserve offensive lineman for the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles will make his initial court appearance in Ohio on rape and kidnapping charges next month after waiving his arraignment in the case

ABC News

Hostage takers demand ransom in exchange for release of Australian professor kidnapped in PNG

The Australian professor was conducting a field study with three female researchers when a group of armed men abducted them, took them to a secret location and demanded money for their release.

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