Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was handed over to UN and Catholic Church officials after the communist National Liberation Army, known as the ELN, admitted it blundered in abducting him on October 28. Cilenis Marulanda, the mother of Anfield forward Luis, 26, was
ELN insisted they would not return Diaz until government forces backed away from that region. “This scenario does not allow carrying out the release plan quickly and safely, where there is no risk for Mr. Luis Manuel Díaz,” a statement read. Diaz
Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz was released by Hamas (Image: Telegram/Al Qassam Brigades) Shalom,” she said to the masked terrorist wearing a balaclava and bulletproof vest emblazoned with a Hamas flag. Her use of the Hebrew greeting word – which means “peace” –
One of the two Israeli hostages released yesterday by Hamas is now speaking out about her time as a captive of the Palestinian terrorist group, describing a “spiderweb” of tunnels underneath the Gaza Strip where she was fed only one meal per
A 21-year-old New York City college student, who spent five “hellish” months in the United Arab Emirates over an altercation at a Dubai airport has been freed, an advocacy group said. Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, a Lehman College student in the
Pakistani journalist advocating for jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan finally freed from captivity
A television journalist from Pakistan who disappeared after being arrested over four months ago has been released and returned to his home, according to colleagues and police. His arrest came shortly after he shared a video message expressing concerns about the diminishing
James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables has been granted a parole hearing in his controversial bid to be freed from jail. Venables, 40, and Robert Thompson, 39, were both 10 when they kidnapped, tortured and killed James before leaving his mutilated body by railway tracks in
A prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected to take place on Monday, officials said. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani acknowledged during a press conference that the swap would take place Monday without providing additional information, according to
James Bulger’s mum has issued a desperate plea to the parole board to deny Jon Venables’ latest bid to be released from prison. Venables, who murdered two-year-old James with Robert Thompson in 1993, is due to face a hearing “within weeks”, which
A convicted murderer released from prison to fight for Vladimir Putin is being hunted as he stands accused of ‘raping’ a teenage girl. Alexei Khlebnikov, 35, previously acclaimed as a “hero” for his involvement in the Ukrainian war, has gone into hiding in