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Israeli Minister Says Won't Hold Off On Ground Offensive In Gaza Over Hostages
Israel will not hold off on a possible ground invasion of Gaza over the issue of captives being held there, Israel's energy minister told German tabloid newspaper Bild.
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Woman Found Naked With Broken Bones, Head Shaved Freed After 12 Years
French police on Monday said they had arrested a 55-year old German national after his wife was discovered naked and with broken bones following 12 years in captivity at the couple's home.
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Police Free Woman Held Captive By Mother, Likely 'For Years'
German police on Tuesday freed a mentally disabled 26-year-old woman who was believed to have been locked away in an apartment by her own mother, possibly for years.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' To Comet Probe Philae: Space Agency
Ground controllers said today they would stop sending commands to comet probe Philae, announcing it was "time to say goodbye" to the tiny lab resting after a captivating science mission.
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Philippines Steps Up Army Patrols on Island Where Germans Held
The Philippines on Thursday stepped up army patrols in the jungles of the southern island of Jolo where al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants are holding two Germans captive and are threatening to kill one of them.
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German Captives Plead to be Set Free in Southern Philippines
Two Germans being held by an Islamist group in the southern Philippines appealed to the Philippine and German governments to secure their release through a message on local radio on Monday, days after the militants threatened to kill them.
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Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives
Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said.
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US Man Charged With Holding Woman at Warehouse
A North Carolina man was charged with human trafficking Monday after police said he was holding a German woman against her will in a secret room at a suburban Raleigh warehouse.
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Girl kept as slave, forced to pull horse-cart
A German girl has been rescued by Bosnian police after allegedly being held captive by a couple for eight years during which she was forced to eat pig feed and pull a horse-cart. A neighbour who raised the alarm told AFP he witnessed the couple treating the girl, now 19, like an animal.
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Pak Taliban admit to holding Shahbaz Taseer for first time
A reporter for The New York Times, David Rohde, who was captured in Afghanistan, fled captivity in North Waziristan with an Afghan colleague in 2009, but otherwise successful escapes are rare. Others currently in captivity include Mr Khan, who went missing in September 2010; Warren Weinstein, an American consultant whose kidnapping has been claimed...
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Israeli Minister Says Won't Hold Off On Ground Offensive In Gaza Over Hostages
Israel will not hold off on a possible ground invasion of Gaza over the issue of captives being held there, Israel's energy minister told German tabloid newspaper Bild.
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Woman Found Naked With Broken Bones, Head Shaved Freed After 12 Years
French police on Monday said they had arrested a 55-year old German national after his wife was discovered naked and with broken bones following 12 years in captivity at the couple's home.
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Police Free Woman Held Captive By Mother, Likely 'For Years'
German police on Tuesday freed a mentally disabled 26-year-old woman who was believed to have been locked away in an apartment by her own mother, possibly for years.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' To Comet Probe Philae: Space Agency
Ground controllers said today they would stop sending commands to comet probe Philae, announcing it was "time to say goodbye" to the tiny lab resting after a captivating science mission.
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Philippines Steps Up Army Patrols on Island Where Germans Held
The Philippines on Thursday stepped up army patrols in the jungles of the southern island of Jolo where al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants are holding two Germans captive and are threatening to kill one of them.
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German Captives Plead to be Set Free in Southern Philippines
Two Germans being held by an Islamist group in the southern Philippines appealed to the Philippine and German governments to secure their release through a message on local radio on Monday, days after the militants threatened to kill them.
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Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives
Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said.
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US Man Charged With Holding Woman at Warehouse
A North Carolina man was charged with human trafficking Monday after police said he was holding a German woman against her will in a secret room at a suburban Raleigh warehouse.
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Girl kept as slave, forced to pull horse-cart
A German girl has been rescued by Bosnian police after allegedly being held captive by a couple for eight years during which she was forced to eat pig feed and pull a horse-cart. A neighbour who raised the alarm told AFP he witnessed the couple treating the girl, now 19, like an animal.
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Pak Taliban admit to holding Shahbaz Taseer for first time
A reporter for The New York Times, David Rohde, who was captured in Afghanistan, fled captivity in North Waziristan with an Afghan colleague in 2009, but otherwise successful escapes are rare. Others currently in captivity include Mr Khan, who went missing in September 2010; Warren Weinstein, an American consultant whose kidnapping has been claimed...
