Police shoot Calif. man accused of killing son’s mother, another man before fleeing with boyANAHEIM, Calif. — Police say they have shot a man accused of abducting his 5-year-old son after he allegedly killed the boy’s mother and her boyfriend at her home in Southern California. Kidnap victim’s dad says Mexico should fight other crime as aggressively as drug traffickingMEXICO CITY — A former Mexican sports commissioner whose daughter was killed by her abductors criticized the government Wednesday for failing to combat crimes like kidnapping as aggressively as it fights drug trafficking. Italian prosecutor requests up to 13 years prison for 26 Americans charged in CIA kidnap caseMILAN — An Italian prosecutor in the first trial anywhere scrutinizing the CIA’s extraordinary renditions asked a Milan court on Wednesday to sentence 26 Americans to jail terms ranging from 10 to 13 years for the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect. Italian prosecutor requests up to 13 years prison for 26 Americans charged in CIA caseMILAN — An Italian prosecutor has requested 10 to 13 years in prison for 26 Americans charged in the abduction of an Egyptian cleric. Police searching for newborn snatched from Tenn. mom by woman posing as immigration agentNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A newborn snatched from a Nashville home was missing and his mother recovering from stab wounds she said she suffered in a struggle with the woman kidnapper posing as an immigration agent, authorities said Wednesday. Italian prosecutor: Kidnapping of terror suspect in CIA rendition too grave to cover upMILAN — The kidnapping of a terror suspect is too grave a crime to be covered up just to protect government secrets, a prosecutor declared Wednesday in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians charged in the abduction of an Egyptian cleric. AP Exclusive: Letters from woman charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping shed light on fearsWEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The mother of the woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart says her daughter has written letters seeking her forgiveness and expects to spend the rest of her life in jail. Nancy Garrido’s brothers say she is cooperating in kidnapped girl case, should be punishedSAN FRANCISCO — Kidnapping suspect Nancy Garrido’s brothers say their sister is cooperating with authorities investigating the abduction of a California woman who resurfaced 18 years after she was snatched off the street as a child. NY law enforcers: Colombian terrorists to blame for 2008 kidnapping of US citizenNEW YORK — Authorities in New York say 12 members of a Colombian organization are charged with conspiring to aid a foreign terrorist group and taking a U.S. citizen hostage. US military: suspect in 2006 murders of Iraqi Taekwondo team arrestedBAGHDAD — Iraqi commandos and U.S. forces have arrested a suspect in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi taekwondo team whose highway ambush became one of the symbols of Iraq’s lawlessness during its worse years of sectarian violence. 12 with alleged ties to Colombian guerrilla group face terrorism, kidnapping charges in NYNEW YORK — A dozen members of a Colombian organization have been charged with conspiring to aid a foreign terrorist group and taking a U.S. citizen hostage last year in Panama, authorities announced Monday. Peru ex-president pleads guilty in trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribesLIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, pleaded guilty on Monday to authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen. Peru’s jailed ex-president on trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes to congressmen, mediaLIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, went on trial again Monday, charged with authorizing wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen. Police say American arrested in Japan for allegedly kidnapping his own childrenTOKYO — An American father on a mission to reclaim his young children in Japan was arrested over their alleged abduction while they were walking to school with his ex-wife, officials said Wednesday. Review targets parole lapses involving alleged Calif. kidnapperSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A month after Jaycee Dugard resurfaced and her alleged captors were arrested in her 1991 abduction, a spokeswoman for California’s inspector general says the office will investigate the state’s parole system “so that nothing like this happens again.” Suicide bombings, kidnappings, poverty _ Russia’s North Caucasus slips again toward warNAZRAN, Russia — Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what’s left of the Nazran city police department. US extradites suspect in high-profile kidnapping to MexicoMEXICO CITY — The United States has extradited to Mexico a woman wanted in a kidnapping that grabbed headlines after the victim’s mother outperformed police in finding several suspects. Colombian court denies extradition for rebel accused of kidnapping LA Times journalistsBOGOTA — The Colombian Supreme Court has denied a U.S. request to extradite a rebel commander accused of ordering the 12-day kidnapping in 2003 of two journalists on assignment for The Los Angeles Times. Lawyer: Kidnapped Calif. woman knows ‘terrible things were done to her,’ would testifySAN FRANCISCO — The lawyer for a Northern California woman found alive 18 years after she was kidnapped said Thursday his client initially had mixed emotions surrounding the arrest of her alleged captors but now “fully understands that some terrible things were done to her.” Lawyer: Kidnapped Calif. girl has mixed emotions about captor’s arrest, is working on healingSAN FRANCISCO — The lawyer for a Northern California woman found alive 18 years after she was kidnapped said Thursday his client has mixed emotions surrounding the arrest of her alleged captors, but realizes “some bad and terrible things were done to her.” Colo. fugitive faces kidnapping charges in Kan. over hostage incident in small townTOPEKA, Kan. — A fugitive from Colorado is charged in Kansas with kidnapping for allegedly taking a newlywed couple hostage at home in a small town outside Topeka earlier this month. Mom of Calif. girl abducted 18 years ago urges others to never stop looking for missing kidsSAN FRANCISCO — The mother of a Northern California woman found alive 18 years after she was kidnapped says people should never stop looking for missing children. ND men accused of trying to kidnap 14-year-old Ky. girl to marry boy she talked to onlineFARGO, N.D. — Two men are accused of trying to pick up a 14-year-old girl from her Kentucky school and take her to North Dakota to marry the 14-year-old son of one of the men. First CIA rendition trial enters final phase with closing arguments in Milan courtMILAN — The kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric damaged the fight against terrorism, prosecutors said Wednesday during closing arguments in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians charged with orchestrating a CIA-led abduction. Italian prosecutors begin closing arguments at CIA rendition trial in MilanMILAN — Prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect. Police end Garrido property probe, find nothing related to 2 child abductions from late 1980sANTIOCH, Calif. — Authorities on Tuesday ended an exhaustive weeklong search on the property where a Northern California girl was allegedly held captive for 18 years. Police end Garrido property search, find nothing related to 2 child abductions in late 1980sANTIOCH, Calif. — Authorities investigating two child abductions are ending a weeklong search on the property where a Northern California couple allegedly held a girl captive for 18 years. Mexican prosecutors rule out compensating Indian woman wrongly imprisoned for kidnappingMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Tuesday there would be no compensation for an Indian market vendor who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison in a case that provoked an international protest. Federal appeals court upholds death sentence in Dru Sjodin kidnapping-slaying caseMINNEAPOLIS — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a convicted rapist for the 2003 kidnapping and killing of a University of North Dakota student in a case that led Minnesota and North Dakota to toughen their sex-offender laws. Federal appeals court affirms death sentence in Dru Sjodin kidnapping-slaying caseMINNEAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has affirmed the death sentence for a convicted sex offender who kidnapped and killed a college student about six months after being released from prison. |
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