Australia Kidnapping

Police in Australia arrested two suspected kidnappers after finding them napping in a vehicle, authorities said Friday.

The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.

An Australian man faked his own kidnapping so that he can spend time with his girlfriend instead of his partner.

Speaking to former teammate Adam Gilchrist, ex-Australian spinner Stuart MacGill opened up on his alleged kidnapping last year.

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.

Four men were arrested in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill.

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.

Australia is taking steps to ban as a terrorist organisation Boko Haram, the militant group that kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria.

Offers of help are pouring in from around the world for three Cleveland women who were kidnapped and held in captivity for a decade, with people offering cash, furniture and even use of a vacation home to help them rebuild their lives.

Ecuadoran authorities said on Saturday that they had rescued two women tourists, one from Britain and another from Australia, who were kidnapped a day earlier near the Colombian border.

Police in Australia arrested two suspected kidnappers after finding them napping in a vehicle, authorities said Friday.

The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.

An Australian man faked his own kidnapping so that he can spend time with his girlfriend instead of his partner.

Speaking to former teammate Adam Gilchrist, ex-Australian spinner Stuart MacGill opened up on his alleged kidnapping last year.

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.

Four men were arrested in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill.

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.

Australia is taking steps to ban as a terrorist organisation Boko Haram, the militant group that kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria.

Offers of help are pouring in from around the world for three Cleveland women who were kidnapped and held in captivity for a decade, with people offering cash, furniture and even use of a vacation home to help them rebuild their lives.

Ecuadoran authorities said on Saturday that they had rescued two women tourists, one from Britain and another from Australia, who were kidnapped a day earlier near the Colombian border.