The Times Online reported Sunday that kidnappers said one of five British hostages in Iraq killed himself in May.

The London-based newspaper published a video that included a statement claiming that the hostage, identified as Jason, died May 25, four days before the first anniversary of his abduction. picked by bingo 1 year ago

An armed man has taken at least two workers hostage at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

This story had me giggling. PYOO PYOO!

EDIT: I am glad no one got hurt but the idea of being held hostage by this tickles my funny bone. picked by clscott645 9 months ago

Not too far from the site of the infamous Columbine school shooting, 6 students in a Colorado high school were held hostage at gunpoint. Motive still unclear as gunman committed suicide. As if kids need another reason to skip school. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Photographs show asian law enforcement negotiating with a suspect who's holding children hostage. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Two inmates in a smoke free prison held a guard hostage for a pack of smokes. Once they were given the cigarettes, the two quietly slipped back to their cell and locked themselves in. - thanks for the pic Hoosker! ;) picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

A playwright and actress is accused of holding a technician hostage because he couldn't fix her internet problems.

It fixes my internet or else it gets the hose again! picked by maven 1 year ago

"I forgave him out of love ... I believe it was an irrational act and that we can resume our life in peace," picked by kxmk 2 years ago

New York Times reporter David Rohde was being held hostage by the Taliban. The New York Times and Wikipedia worked together to not only refrain from publishing the news but actively censored others from posting the story. They did this to prevent a public outcry which would have raised his value to his kidnappers. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

VIENNA, Austria - Television was once her only window on the world. Now Natascha Kampusch — still adjusting to life after spending 8 1/2 years in an underground cell — is starting an improbable new career as a TV talk show host. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Utterly heartbreaking. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

This not-easy-to-forget Ford car was towed to a city lot, but lost in the system. Despite presenting evidence, the city keeps denying they have the car. Read his saga. picked by suebe 6 months ago

Two people were held hostage for 2 hours by a vendor when police approached.
*reconsiders shopping excursion to Canal Street* picked by suebe 9 months ago

State media gave no information about the attacker's motives, but reports suggested he had mental problems.

*Kung Fu Chicken picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Twenty Burmese security officials who were taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks have been released. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

A Chinese hair salon has been shut down and fined 500,000 yuan ($71,280) for holding two customers hostage and charging wildly excessive fees for haircuts, a newspaper reported on Monday. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

A goose on the loose barricaded a California woman and her dog inside her home.

*Can there be any doubt about a Canadian invasion now? ;) picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Details from Josef Fritzl's confession and police interviews with the daughter he held hostage for 24 years are now emerging, including police photos of the cellar where she was held with three of her children.

Update to Dollyllama's post but I don't think it will be the last. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Four Americans and an Austrian hostage in Iraq appeared in an unauthenticated tape released Wednesday by the Associated Press. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

More than 150 people were killed in the violence that began when gunmen attacked 10 sites across India’s financial capital Wednesday night. Fifteen foreigners, including five Americans, were among the dead. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago