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K&R News

2014-05-11 | Nigeria: 3 Kidnapped Dutch Nationals Freed in Bayelsa
The three Dutch nationals who were kidnapped by gunmen at Letugbene in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State were released Saturday night.

2014-05-09 | Scientists Still Working to ID 9/11 Victims
The death toll stemming from the attacks at the World Trade Center stands at 2,753. Of those, 1,115 victims, or 41 percent, have not been identified through a DNA match to items provided by families — toothbrushes, combs, clothing or swabs from relatives. With ever-advancing technology yielding results that were impossible a dozen years ago, the unique genetic code gleaned from the bits of bone is the only hope for families waiting for anything tangible to officially confirm what they already know: their loved one is dead. In some cases, scientists have gone back to the same bone fragment 10 or 15 times, using new technology to attempt to extract DNA diminished by fire, sunlight, bacteria and even the jet fuel that poured through the towers.

2014-05-01 | Yemen says arrests cell planning to kidnap UAE diplomat
Yemen said on Wednesday it had arrested a militant cell that had been planning to kidnap the United Arab Emirates' charge d'affaires, after a string of abductions that have targeted Westerners and diplomats in the country. Interior Ministry spokesman Major-General Mohammed al-Qaidy said security forces arrested the six members of what it called a terrorist cell a month ago, and found weapons, fake passports and fake Yemeni currency in their possession.

2014-04-28 | Kidnap and ransom insurance a new reality
If your company or organization has executives and employees travelling to and working in potentially volatile locations around the world, managing the risk associated with making sure they don’t become a target for kidnapping may well fall under the responsibilities of the legal department. Few in-house counsel will admit their companies plan for the possibility of kidnappings and ransom demands for fear of becoming a target, but many have become familiar over the years with the availability of kidnap, ransom, and extortion insurance products.

2014-04-26 | Protecting NGO workers against kidnap and ransom
Kidnap and ransom victims across the world can be profiled and targeted for a number of reasons, including their income, employer, nationality or line of work. However, the goal behind nearly all kidnappings is cash – and expats living and working abroad with international organisations like NGOs are often targets. For NGO staff members currently operating in high-risk or volatile locations, ensuring that they are knowledgeable, prepared and protected for a potential kidnap and ransom situation is critical for their safety.

2014-04-25 | South Korea: We mismatched bodies from ferry disaster
There have been several reports in South Korean media this week of bodies going to the wrong families, with the error sometimes caught only after the remains were taken to a funeral home. An “action plan” released by the government-wide emergency task force acknowledged that “there have been cases where the victims were wrongly transferred.”

2014-04-25 | 2 Malaysia kidnap victims now in Philippine jungle
Muslim militants have brought a Chinese tourist and a Filipino hotel receptionist to their jungle stronghold in the southern Philippines after kidnapping the women from a dive resort in eastern Malaysia early this month, security officials said Friday.

2014-04-25 | Mix-Ups Prompt DNA Tests for South Korea Ferry Victims
Parents of youngsters aboard the doomed South Korean ferry are facing the heartbreaking task of trying to identify bodies that are so badly decomposed that DNA tests are often necessary to confirm its their loved one. “Because the bodies have been under water for days, even parents don’t recognize their children anymore,” a coast guard official told Korea's Yonhap news agency.

2014-04-22 | In Syria, journalists’ kidnap sends worrying signal
The French government has denied that it paid a ransom for the journalists, who were kidnapped in two separate incidents last summer. But two European intelligence agents involved in the cases of other hostages said they thought the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had received a sizable payment for releasing the journalists.

2014-04-22 | Craigslist Robbery, Kidnapping Suspects Arrested
Two robbery suspects who allegedly met their victim through a Craigslist ad are in jail on armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom charges.