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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Showdown Looms: Pirate 
 Ships Head to Hijacking Site 

Previously-captured boats carry 54 international hostages

Apr 10, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - As bandits hold a US captain on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, their pirate colleagues are rushing to their aid with an international gallery of hostages, the AP reports. The bandits apparently fear being shot or arrested if they hand over the captain and are hoping to get support... More »

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 Captain Recaptured by Pirates 
 After Swim Escape Attempt 

Family say hostage captain's sense of humor could keep him alive

Apr 10, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American captain held hostage by Somali pirates jumped into the ocean last night and tried to swim to a nearby Navy destroyer, but pirates swam after him and pulled him back, CNN reports. He was not believed to be harmed in the attempt, a US official said. The four... More »

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(Newser) - The high-seas hostage situation rolls on, with a growing armada of US vessels on site or en route and negotiations continuing between the pirates and the Navy, assisted by the FBI. The four bandits, adrift in a 24-foot lifeboat with the American captain, sound desperate: "We are surrounded by... More »

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(Newser) - As FBI hostage negotiators joined the effort to end the standoff with Somali pirates over a captive American captain, the Maersk Alabama got under way today, bound for its original destination, the AP reports. An FBI spokesman said the bureau was “fully engaged” with the Navy in strategizing how... More »

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 Pirates in Navy Standoff 
 Running Out of Options 

Pirate lifeboat 'dead in the water' as warships close in

Apr 9, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four Somali pirates still holding a American captain hostage this morning are rapidly running out of options in their standoff with a US Navy warship, the AP reports. The pirates are in a lifeboat seized to replace their own vessel, floating hundreds of miles away from Somalia with enough food... More »

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 Death Toll Is 14 
 in NY Massacre 


Apr 3, 09 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll from today’s shooting rampage in Binghamton, NY, is now 14, law-enforcement officials said in an afternoon press conference. The gunman, who’s been identified as Jiverly Voong, 42, of nearby Johnson City, killed himself inside the immigrant-services center following a hostage standoff, and there was no... More »

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(Newser) - At least 13 people have been confirmed dead in the hostage standoff in Binghamton, NY, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin reports. Police removed two men in handcuffs from the downtown building, but it remains unclear whether the seige at the American Civic Center is over. Police said more than... More »

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 French Workers 
 Free Hostage Boss 

Strikers let 3M boss walk after he agrees to better layoff packages

Mar 26, 09 3:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Striking French factory workers have freed their boss after barricading him in his office south of Paris for nearly a day, the BBC reports. The manager of the 3M plant, who was released only after he agreed to renegotiate compensation packages for laid-off workers, said conditions "were not so... More »

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Fired French Sony Workers Free CEO Hostage

Boss's visit to videotape plant lasts through the night

Mar 13, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of the French arm of Sony was held hostage overnight by laid-off employees at a videotape plant being shut down, the Guardian reports. He was released this morning on the condition that he go directly to talks with trade unionists, who are upset at the size of their... More »

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(Newser) - Three Americans freed in a daring hostage rescue in Colombia last year were thrilled to  escape their FARC captors—and nearly as happy to be free of fellow hostage Ingrid Betancourt. In a new book, the Americans portray Betancourt as a self-centered and malicious prima donna, the New York Times... More »

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 Pirate Hostages Brace 
 for Christmas at Sea 

More than 260 remain off Somalia's coast in 14 hijacked vessels

Dec 24, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 260 hostages will spend Christmas with pirates off Somalia’s coast, CNN reports. At least 14 vessels remain in pirate custody as a tumultuous year—with nearly 100 attacks on cargo ships, oil tankers, and yachts—nears its end. The EU, China, and Iran have stationed naval vessels... More »

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FARC Defector Gets Asylum in France, $400K

Former rebel carried 8-year hostage out of the jungle

Dec 10, 08 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A commander who deserted Colombia's rebel group FARC has been offered $400,000 and asylum in France alongside Ingrid Betancourt, their former hostage. Wilson Bueno Largo fled the jungle in October after years in FARC, carrying a kidnapped congressman on his back. Bueno's defection from the group dealt a substantial... More »

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 Docs: Jews 
 Were Tortured 
 in Mumbai 

Hospital staff horrified by condition of bodies recovered from Jewish center

Dec 2, 08 4:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Jews taken hostage in the Mumbai attacks were tortured by their captors before being bound together and executed, the Daily Telegraph reports. Doctors in the hospital where victims' bodies were taken say the level of brutality evident was among the most disturbing sight of their careers. Six Jewish victims have... More »

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Betancourt Back in Colombia for Anti-FARC Tour

Ex-hostage aims to disarm rebels; some
see only her ambition

Nov 30, 08 6:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt returned to Colombia yesterday to kick off a tour aimed at getting the rebels to disarm, AFP reports. "I am so very happy to be here," said Betancourt, who has received death threats from FARC and will keep her Colombia visit brief. She... More »

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Murdered Brooklyn Rabbi, Wife to Be Buried in Israel

'Crying' son marked
2nd birthday yesterday

Nov 30, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The Brooklyn-raised rabbi and his wife who were murdered in the Mumbai attacks will be buried in the Holy Land, the Daily News reports. Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had wrapped the bodies of slain hostages in prayer shawls before being shot himself. The couple’s orphaned son marked his second birthday... More »

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Rabbi, Wife
Slain in Mumbai Jewish Center

Other US victims were Virginia man and his teenage daughter

Nov 28, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The massacre in Mumbai has left at least four Americans dead: A Brooklyn-raised rabbi and his wife, and a Virginia man and his teenage daughter. Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and Rivka Holtzberg, 28, were slain at a Jewish center they helped run. Family and friends in Brooklyn have one speck... More »

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 Mumbai Jewish Center Siege 
 Over; Hostages Dead 

Local news says assault on militants there is over

Nov 28, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A huge explosion shook Mumbai’s Jewish center as Indian commandos ended a siege on militants holding foreign hostages there, MSNBC reports. A local rescue service reported that all hostages inside were dead, including two Americans. Local news reports said the mission was over, with militants either dead or captured... More »

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 Taj Mahal Hotel 
 Cleared of Terrorists: India 

American rabbi, wife remain hostage at Jewish group's headquarters

Nov 27, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - India’s National Security Guard has killed all the terrorist gunmen holed up in Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel, IBN Live reports. Security forces continue to battle the terrorists at the Hotel Oberoi Trident, where at least 30 hostages are still being held. Paramilitary units are preparing to mount a... More »

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 Pakistani Ship May Have 
 Carried Mumbai Terrorists 

Rabbi, wife remain hostages

Nov 27, 08 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The terrorists who attacked Mumbai may have entered the country by water, the Times of London reports. The Indian navy searched a cargo ship, the MV Alpha, which it said arrived recently from Karachi, Pakistan. Although the hostages taken at two luxury hotels have been freed, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and... More »

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 Terrorists Demand Release 
 of Islamist Prisoners 

Gunmen say they are part of Indian Muslim group

Nov 27, 08 5:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A terrorist inside Mumbai's Oberoi hotel, in which dozens of hostages remain trapped, has demanded the release of Islamic militants imprisoned in Indian jails. The man made his call for the release of "mujahedeens" in a phone call to an Indian television station. He added that he belonged... More »

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