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Australian Billionaire Tim Heath Foils Kidnapping Plot Days Before Launching $100 Million Casino
The 46-year-old was allegedly attacked in late July by men posing as painter-decorators at his Tallinn residence.
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Australian Pilot Freed After Being Kidnapped In Papua New Guinea
An Australian helicopter pilot and two local contractors kidnapped at gunpoint in Papua New Guinea's restive highlands have been freed unharmed, police and an aviation company spokesman said Monday.
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Australia Man Fakes Kidnapping To Spend Time With Lover, Arrested
An Australian man faked his own kidnapping so that he can spend time with his girlfriend instead of his partner.
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"Guilty," Man Accused Of Kidnapping Australian 4-Year-Old Tells Court
A man on trial for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote Australian campsite confessed to her kidnapping on Monday, a surprise development in the case that garnered worldwide attention.
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Former Australian Cricketer Stuart MacGill Kidnapped, Released Hour Later, 4 Arrested: Cops
Four men were arrested in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill.
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Australian Student Expelled From North Korea Says Was Kidnapped From Dorm
An Australian student who was briefly detained in North Korea last year over spy charges said he had been kidnapped by secret police and forced to make a false confession, according to an article written by him and seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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American, Australian Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Kabul
An American and an Australian were kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Kabul, officials said today, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the conflict-torn country.
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Gunmen Kidnap 7, Including Australians, In Nigeria
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and kidnapped as many as seven people, at least three of whom are Australian citizens and one an Australian resident, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on today.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Australian PM Says Woman Kidnapped In Burkina Has Been Released
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sunday said the wife of an elderly Australian doctor kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso has been released.
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Australian Couple Kidnapped By Jihadists In Burkina Faso: Islamist Group
Two Australians have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso, officials said Saturday, as a Malian Islamist group said the couple was in the hands of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists.
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Australian Billionaire Tim Heath Foils Kidnapping Plot Days Before Launching $100 Million Casino
The 46-year-old was allegedly attacked in late July by men posing as painter-decorators at his Tallinn residence.
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Australian Pilot Freed After Being Kidnapped In Papua New Guinea
An Australian helicopter pilot and two local contractors kidnapped at gunpoint in Papua New Guinea's restive highlands have been freed unharmed, police and an aviation company spokesman said Monday.
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Australia Man Fakes Kidnapping To Spend Time With Lover, Arrested
An Australian man faked his own kidnapping so that he can spend time with his girlfriend instead of his partner.
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"Guilty," Man Accused Of Kidnapping Australian 4-Year-Old Tells Court
A man on trial for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote Australian campsite confessed to her kidnapping on Monday, a surprise development in the case that garnered worldwide attention.
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Former Australian Cricketer Stuart MacGill Kidnapped, Released Hour Later, 4 Arrested: Cops
Four men were arrested in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill.
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Australian Student Expelled From North Korea Says Was Kidnapped From Dorm
An Australian student who was briefly detained in North Korea last year over spy charges said he had been kidnapped by secret police and forced to make a false confession, according to an article written by him and seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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American, Australian Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Kabul
An American and an Australian were kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Kabul, officials said today, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the conflict-torn country.
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Gunmen Kidnap 7, Including Australians, In Nigeria
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and kidnapped as many as seven people, at least three of whom are Australian citizens and one an Australian resident, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on today.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Australian PM Says Woman Kidnapped In Burkina Has Been Released
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sunday said the wife of an elderly Australian doctor kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso has been released.
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Australian Couple Kidnapped By Jihadists In Burkina Faso: Islamist Group
Two Australians have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso, officials said Saturday, as a Malian Islamist group said the couple was in the hands of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists.
