No plea was recorded from Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zain and Tengku Hazarul Ismail Tengku Hamid as the case is under the High Court's jurisdiction.

PKR says two of the 11 individuals charged with kidnapping a Palestinian man are neither members nor affiliated with the party.

Top cop Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani says speculation will only disrupt investigations and confuse the public.

Ukraine's parliament says the mayor was seized when he was at the city's crisis centre dealing with supply issues.

Police rescue teams are working with the military to try to release the students.

The children are part of a larger group snatched at gunpoint last month.

Kidnapping for ransom is increasingly common in the region but authorities say no ransom was paid in this case.

Kidnapping school students for ransom has turned into something of a growth business in Nigeria.

He may now appear before a judge in Paris to be remanded in custody or could also be transferred to the city of Nancy with a view to being interrogated and charged by an investigating magistrate.

Abductions of students carried out for ransom are increasingly common in the region.

One of the suspects was celebrating a birthday and the other two decided to celebrate it this way, police chief says.

Sabah police commissioner says there have been attempts by criminals in the Philippines to enter the state and create trouble.