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Indian students taken hostage by Ukrainian security forces, claims Russia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Indian students have been taken hostage by Ukrainian security forces to use them as a human shield, claimed Russian Embassy in India on Wednesday (local time).
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Restrictions by Taliban on travel abroad evokes reactions
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 28 (ANI): After Taliban imposed restrictions on Afghan citizens travelling abroad, some social media users termed the move as "hostage-taking". Afghanistan is facing the issue of unemployment.
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Agitation in Pakistan's Larkana jail ends after 8-day stand off
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Larkana [Pakistan], February 12 (ANI): Prisoners in Pakistan's Larkana Central Prison released seven policemen that they held hostage since last Friday, ending the eight-day standoff.
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Neha Dhupia opens up on who inspired her to take up 'A Thursday' role
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 12 (ANI): The recently-released trailer of 'A Thursday' was well-received by the audience, and the intriguing plot point had everyone talking about it. Neha Dhupia, who essays the role of a tough cop in the film, opened up about what and who inspired he
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Taliban's legitimacy impossible until US hostage is released: Ned Price
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The United States has raised the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago, in every meeting with the Taliban, said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Sunday (local time), adding that the
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Biden calls on Taliban to release US hostage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) called for the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage by Taliban in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
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Two dead, one injured in 11-hour hostage incident in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): An old man attacked three doctors visiting his home in the Japanese prefecture of Saitama near Tokyo, shooting one of them with a hunting gun and allegedly killing another that was held hostage for over 11 hours, media reported on Friday.
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Hostage dead after 11-hour standoff in Tokyo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 28 (ANI): One hostage has died while another remained unconscious in the hospital after Japanese police arrested a man in a standoff near Tokyo on Friday morning.
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Texas man charged with selling gun to British national who held hostages a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): A man identified as Henry "Michael" Williams has been charged with selling a gun to a British national Malik Faisal Akram who took four people hostages at a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI, announced United States Attorney for the North
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Two men arrested in UK over Texas Synagogue attack
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 20 (ANI): Two men were arrested on Thursday in Manchester and Birmingham as part of an ongoing investigation into the attack on a Texas synagogue by a British national who held four people hostage for several hours before he was shot dead by the police, the UK counter-te
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Aafia Siddiqui aka 'Lady al-Qaida': The prisoner at the center of Texas ho
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than 80-years sentence in the US, has once again come to the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue last week.
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Pakistan should be held accountable for fomenting extremism, terrorism wor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Pakistan has yet again emerged as a terror-sponsoring country after the high-intensity Texas synagogue hostage situation last week.
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