Abu Sayyaf militants free hostage farmer in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Al-Qaida-linked militants have released a farmer they kidnapped during a deadly attack in the southern Philippines two weeks ago, military officials said Tuesday. Father of Afghanistan education minister kidnapped by gunmenKABUL — Taliban militants kidnapped the father of Afghanistan’s education minister in a central province, while a Predator drone crashed in the country’s east, officials said Tuesday. Philippine police kill 5 suspected kidnappers, rescue captive in raid on gang’s hide-outMANILA, Philippines — Commandos have rescued a hostage after storming what police said was a kidnapping gang’s hide-out in the northern Philippines and killing five suspects. Kidnapped Swiss Red Cross worker freed in Philippines, Italian man still held by militantsMANILA, Philippines — A Swiss Red Cross worker was freed Saturday after three months of captivity in a Philippine jungle, but al-Qaida-linked militants were still holding an Italian hostage who is ill and needs surgery, officials said. Philippine police rescue Swiss Red Cross worker, Italian volunteer still held by militantsPhilippine police rescue Red Cross worker MANILA, Philippines — Officials in the Philippines say police have rescued a Red Cross worker from his al-Qaida-linked kidnappers three months after he and two colleagues were kidnapped on a southern island. |