JERUSALEM — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and three friends tried to flee in after Hamas militants attacked the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. The friends were killed in the Oct. … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday, accusing one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims. Andrés Alcires Bolívar … Read more
ROME — An Italian man who was extradited from Germany for the kidnapping and slaying of his former girlfriend hasn’t yet spoken about the “merits” of the accusations and will appear before a judge on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The hearing before the judge to decide whether Filippo Turetta should stay jailed while the investigation … Read more
A video broadcast on an Iraqi television station and circulated on pro-Iranian social media purports to show an Israeli-Russian researcher who was allegedly kidnapped in Iraq ByERIC TUCKER Associated Press and ABSEWELL Associated Press November 13, 2023, 6:02 PM FILE – In this Sept., 2018 selfie image provided by Emma Tsurkov, right, she and her … Read more
A community leader in central Mali says that suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men hostage after an attack on several buses earlier this week ByBABA AHMED Associated Press November 10, 2023, 12:50 PM BAMAKO, Mali — Suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men from the Dogon ethnic group hostage after ambushing several … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s government said Thursday that its police officers will not be deployed to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding are met in line with last month’s approval from the U.N Security Council to give the eastern African country command of a multinational mission to combat violent gangs in the troubled … Read more
Police in Colombia have deployed air and land patrols to search for soccer player Luis Diaz’s father, who was kidnapped over the weekend along with Diaz’s mother ByMANUEL RUEDA Associated Press October 30, 2023, 7:18 PM Liverpool’s Luis Diaz ahead the Europa League Group E soccer match between Liverpool and Toulouse, at Anfield in Liverpool, … Read more
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel — Nearly two weeks after Hamas militants left his village scorched and shattered, Shachar Butler returned to bury a friend who was slain. But it was the town itself, a quarter of its residents dead or missing, that he eulogized. “It was the happiest place alive. It was a green place, … Read more
Summary Hocus Pocus director Kenny Ortega explains a deleted scene where a Sanderson sister tries to kidnap a child, adding a darker twist to the comedy. The scene was cut for time, but would have fit tonally with the rest of the film and added a balance between the darker side and comedic moments. While … Read more
JERUSALEM — In the hours after Hamas blew through Israel’s heavily fortified separation fence and crossed into the country from Gaza, Ahal Besorai tried desperately to reach his sister. There was no answer. Soon after, he learned from witnesses that militants had seized her, her husband and their teenage son and daughter, along with dozens … Read more