Mother of &#39;new Pele&#39; is kidnapped
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The mother of Brazilian star Robinho has been kidnapped at gunpoint as the 20-year-old Santos winger, dubbed the &quot;new Pele&quot;, appeared on the brink of a transfer to Real Madrid.
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The mother of missing Madeleine McCann is to be re-interviewed by Portuguese detectives later.
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The distraught mother of a three-year-old British girl taken hostage in southern Nigeria said Saturday her captors had asked for a ransom, as security agents intensified efforts to secure the toddler&#39;s release.
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The three-year-old daughter of an expatriate worker is kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta, police say.
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The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday hoping for comfort from a meeting with Pope Benedict.
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When Ozzie Guillen learned that the mother of Detroit Tigers pitcher Ugueth Urbina was kidnapped in suburban Caracas, Venezuela, the White Sox manager sprang into action to help.
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BAGHDAD - Gunmen seized the head of CARE International&#39;s operations in Iraq - a woman who has worked on behalf of Iraqis for three decades - as the British government today weighed a politically volatile American request to transfer soldiers to dangerous
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BAGHDAD : Two Americans and a Briton were kidnapped from their smart Baghdad home, as the two main powers behind last year&#39;s invasion became the latest victims of a five-month-old hostage crisis.
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Â· Child hostage in Nigeria in 'good health' say police Â· Plan to swap girl for father rejected by officials
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An Italian man has been arrested in  Spain in connection with the kidnapping of British 4-year-old  Madeleine McCann from her resort bedroom in Portugal last  month, Spain&#39;s El Pais newspaper Web site reported on Thursday.
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian footballer Robinho appealed for his family to be left in peace as he spoke in public for the first time since his mother was kidnapped on Saturday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian police have  detained in Rio de Janeiro a Massachusetts man who is wanted by  U.S. authorities for kidnapping his own child 10 years ago, a  police spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The mother of one of three  American contractors abducted by guerrillas in Colombia 18  months ago on Tuesday called on President Alvaro Uribe to  negotiate his release and that of other kidnapping victims  throughout the country.
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An Italian has been arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from her resort bedroom in Portugal last month, Spain's El Pais newspaper Web site said on Thursday.
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Norwegian police had to go onto the Arsenal bus to separate two players - reportedly Patrick Vieira and Lauren â-fter the Gunners&#39; 1-1 Champions League tie with Rosenborg, media reports said on Friday.
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PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - Portuguese police said on Friday they had identified a new suspect in their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann after interviewing the girl's mother, Kate McCann.
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A senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister is abducted by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.