British Aid Workers

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  British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted

  Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.

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  Oxfam Aid Worker 'Paid For Sex', Others Bullied Witness: Inquiry

  British aid charity Oxfam on Monday released its internal report into a scandal in Haiti that has shattered its reputation, revealing that a former top official admitted to paying for sex and three staff physically threatened a witness.

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  Widow of Beheaded Islamic State Hostage Brands Killers 'Monsters'

  The widow of British aid worker David Haines, who was taken hostage and beheaded by Islamic State militants, branded his killers inhuman monsters in her first television interview broadcast Sunday.

• Two Killed in Taliban Raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion Under Fire

  Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former US and British base Camp Bastion.

• Frenchman Seen in Islamic State Video of Beheadings

  A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of US aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British man denied earlier reports his medical student son was there too.

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  British Prime Minister David Cameron 'Horrified' by Peter Kassig's Beheading

  British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he was "horrified" after the Islamic State jihadist group claimed to have executed US aid worker Kassig, known as Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam.

• Families of Slain UK Aid Workers Call for Unity

  Families of two British aid workers killed by the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday urged people of all faiths to unite against the militants' "hateful acts."

• Federal Officials Cast Doubt on Ebola Travel Ban

  Top government health officials say they are opposed to placing a ban on travelers from Ebola-infected countries, warning that shutting down borders could impede efforts by aid workers to stop the spread of the deadly virus.

• Alan Henning, Ex-Taxi Driver Anxious to Help in Syria, Killed by Islamic State

  British aid worker Alan Henning travelled to Syria to help victims of a vicious civil war but became himself a casualty of the conflict's brutality at the hands of Islamic State fighters.

• British PM Confirms 'Brutal Murder' of Alan Henning by Islamic State Group

  British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group on Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justic

• Wife of Briton Held by Islamic State Calls for His Release

  The wife of a British aid worker being held by Islamic State insurgents made a renewed appeal for his release on Tuesday, a week after receiving an audio message from her husband.

• US Has Identified Masked Man in Beheading Videos

  The US believes it has identified the British-accented masked man in the videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI director says.

• Jihadi Ideologue Calls for Freeing British Hostage

  A renowned jihadi ideologue has urged the Islamic State group to release British aid worker Alan Henning, saying Islam forbids harming non-Muslims who work with relief agencies.

• UN Security Council Blasts 'Heinous' Murder of British Aid Worker

  The UN Security Council on Sunday condemned the "heinous and cowardly murder" of British aid worker David Haines by an Islamic State militant.

• Britain Mourns Slain Hostage; Another Under Threat

  British aid worker David Haines has been beheaded - like two American journalists before him - and the Islamic State group is threatening to kill a fourth captive.