Article: In 1992, when Lino Nakwa was 12, he was kidnapped by the Sudanese People's Liberation Army and held captive for about a month.(Brickbats)(Brief article)

Article: Sustained by faith.(Between the Lines)(Ingrid Betancourt)(Brief article)
Sojourners Magazine;  September 1, 2008 ;     102 words ......OMITTED] Roman Catholic Ingrid Betancourt made herself a wooden rosary while held captive in the Colombian jungle (above). The anti-corruption activist, held captive for more than six years by anti-government forces, was rescued on July 2, 2008...

Article: French minister says Colombian rebels expected to release hostages soon
AP Worldstream;  February 21, 2008 ;     114 words ......expected to release at least three Colombian politicians it has held captive for more than five years in a matter of days or weeks, France...Chavez. All three ailing Colombian politicians have been held captive since 2001. We talked about the release of the FARC's hostages...

Article: Britain Bans Military Sales of Stories
AP Online;  April 9, 2007 ;     183 words ......a day after it said the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran could sell their stories. Defense Secretary Des Browne...The new ban will not affect any of the 15 service members held captive in Iran who already given accounts, a Defense Ministry spokesman...

Article: Shannon Matthews - dad's abduction fear.
Spenborough Guardian (Cleckheaton, England);  March 10, 2008 ;     154 words ......today he feared his daughter had been abducted and was being held captive. Leon Rose, 29, appealed for anyone holding Shannon to let...school swimming trip. Mr Rose said he feared Shannon was being held captive. Terrible though that thought is, in some ways that gives...

Article: Austria: Incest victim held captive for 24 years questioned by prosecutors for 1st time
AP Worldstream;  July 11, 2008 ;     115 words ...Austrian media are reporting that prosecutors have for the first time questioned the woman allegedly held captive for 24 years by her father. The Austria Press Agency cites unidentified judicial sources as saying that 42-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl...

Article: Former Archbishop of Canterbury appeals for release of Britons held captive in Iraq
AP Worldstream;  December 12, 2007 ;     150 words ...The former spiritual leader of the Church of England appealed Wednesday for the release of five British men who have been held captive in Iraq since May. In a televised message to the group holding the men hostage, Lord George Carey appealed for their safe...

Article: Held captive.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Poem)
Catholic New Times;  February 12, 2006 ;     200 words ...Held Captive Hole in a heart Warm floods flushing out The way forever Understands Waves of compassion Rolling into lost places How long the...

Article: Man held captive by fishermen.
Northants Evening Telegraph (Kettering, England);  May 23, 2008 ;     258 words ...A county yachtsman has been held captive in a French port by local fishermen after unwittingly stumbling upon a major strike over the price of diesel. John Shephard had...

Article: 4th defendant pleads guilty to sexually assaulting victim in West Virginia torture case
AP Worldstream;  February 15, 2008 ;     250 words ......suspected torture of a young black woman who authorities say was held captive last summer for days. Frankie Brewster, 49, faces 10 to 25...to perform oral sex on her. Authorities say Williams was held captive for days at Brewster's trailer in Big Creek, where she was...

Article: 4th Person Pleads in W.Va. Torture Case
AP Online;  February 15, 2008 ;     250 words ......suspected torture of a young black woman who authorities say was held captive last summer for days. Frankie Brewster, 49, faces 10 to 25...to perform oral sex on her. Authorities say Williams was held captive for days at Brewster's trailer in Big Creek, where she was...

Article: Yachtsman held captive in French port!
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England);  May 23, 2008 ;     361 words ...A yachtsman from Northamptonshire is being held captive in a French port by local fishermen, after unwittingly stumbling upon a major strike over the price of diesel. John Shephard had...

Article: Woman in W.Va. Torture Case Recovering
AP Online;  February 12, 2008 ;     436 words ......pobj:WVJG101-0211081631 --> A black woman who said she was held captive and tortured last summer is relieved that at least one of...prosecutors collected as evidence from where Williams, 20, was held captive at a trailer in the Big Creek area of Logan County, about...

Article: Hostages home: three employees of Los Angeles defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. were rescued and returned to the United States after having been held captive by Colombian guerillas for the last five years.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Los Angeles Business Journal;  July 7, 2008 ;     90 words ......of Los Angeles defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. were rescued and returned to the United States after having been held captive by Colombian guerillas for the last five years. Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell were part of a group of captives...

Article: W.Va. Woman Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime
AP Online;  February 7, 2008 ;     328 words ......kidnapping and torture of a black woman who authorities say was held captive for days last summer. Authorities say Karen Burton's crimes...maximum life sentence. Prosecutors say Williams, 20, was held captive at a trailer in the Big Creek area of Logan County, about...