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| Jul.31 |
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F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law freed Sao Paulo: Aparecida Schunck, 67, the mother-in-law of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, who was kidnapped in Brazil, has been freed without any ransom paid | |
| May.3 |
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Hostages held by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines make video plea Southern Philippines: Islamist militants in the Philippines have threatened to kill three more hostages if a ransom is not met, a week after they beheaded a Canadian man
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| Sep.7 |
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Porn app took secret photos of users USA: A malicious Android app that held people to ransom has been found by US security firm Zscaler
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| Aug.27 |
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ISIS demands $6.6M for release of 26-year-old American woman Northern Iraq: Militants are reportedly demanding $6.6 million and the release of a U.S. prisoner before they will free a third American hostage held by the group
| Jan.27 |
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UN urges end to ransom payments UN Security Council: The UN Security Council has approved a resolution urging countries to stop paying ransoms to terrorist groups
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| Nov.1 |
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Horn of Africa piracy 'nets $400m' Somalia: Pirates operating off the Horn of Africa netted more than $400m in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank and UN report says
| Oct.1 |
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Obama: Republicans demand ransom  Washington: US President has vowed not to allow Republicans to undermine his signature healthcare legislation as a condition to restart the US government | |
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| Feb.26 |
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Colombia rebels in hostage pledge Left-wing Farc rebel group says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings for ransom
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| Nov.6 |
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Somali pirates get record ransom Somalia: Somali pirates are reported to have received a total of $12.3m in ransom money to release two ships South Korean oil tanker, and Singaporean ship. $9.5m for Samho Dream and nearl... | |
| May.14 |
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Somali pirates free ship after ransom paid Somalia: Somali pirates have released The St. James Park , a British chemical tanke,r after receiving a ransom payment
| Mar.17 |
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Sahil Saeed freed after cash paid in Paris Spain: A ransom of £110,000 was paid to gain the release of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan
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| Oct.30 |
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple Somalia: Somali pirates who have kidnapped a couple have issued a ransom demand of $7m (£4.3m) in a call to the BBC
| Aug.18 |
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Cargo ship 'was hijacked by pirates' Russia: The hijackers who seized a Russian ship Arctic Sea and its crew had demanded a $1.5 million ransom earlier this month
| Aug.15 |
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'Ransom demand' for missing ship Finland: Finnish police say a ransom demand has been made for a missing Russian-manned cargo vessel, the Arctic Sea, to the ship's Finnish owners
| Aug.10 |
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Pirates free Italian ship after 4 months Somalia: Somali pirates freed the merchant vessel Buccaneer after months of negotiations. Italy's ministry strongly denied a ransom had been paid
| Feb.5 |
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Pirates free arms ship Somalia: Pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship MV Faina loaded with weapons have received a ransom and have left the vessel | |
| Jan.12 |
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Pirate tells how five drowned Kenya: One of the pirates who held a Saudi-owned oil supertanker before releasing it for ransom said how 5 in his group drowned in an operation gone...
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| Dec.18 |
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Pirates likely to get arms ship ransom Somalia: Senior U.S. officials: Pirates holding a ship full of tanks and ammunition off the coast of Somalia are likely to be paid millions of dollars...
| Nov.24 |
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Freed sailors: Pirates are animals Mumbai: 5 Indian sailors who were among the crew of a Japanese-owned cargo ship hijacked by pirates and held for 2 months before a ransom was paid
| Nov.19 |
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Saudi owners 'talking to pirates' Saudi Arabia: The owners of the Sirius Star, an oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates, are negotiating a possible ransom
| Oct.9 |
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NATO sending ships to tackle pirates Somalia: NATO agreed to send ships soon to protect vessels off Somalia's coast as bandits holding a Ukrainian ship softened ransom demands
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| Aug.23 |
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Pirates free crew, ransom paid Somalia: The pirates released the crew of a hijacked Danish cargo ship Danica White after receiving a ransom payment
| Jun.26 |
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Children 'seized for ransom'. CAR
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| Dec.15 |
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Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender Greece: All 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered | |
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| Feb.4 |
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Raid frees US relief worker. Chechnya
| Jan.28 |
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Chechens ransom U.S. aid worker Chechnya: K. Gluck, regional head of the Doctors Without Borders, kidnapped on January 9, is being ransomed by a rebel group | |
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