Ugandan army ends hostage drama
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Shots are fired as Ugandan troops storm the water ministry to free two women taken hostage.
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A daylong hostage siege ended here early Thursday morning after two gunmen who had hijacked an Athens-bound commuter bus surrendered to the authorities and released their six remaining captives.
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Philippine police stormed a courtroom to end a 24-hour hostage standoff Wednesday, freeing all four captives who were held by a movie stuntman and his common-law wife. The gunman was killed when he dropped a grenade during the confrontation.
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Uganda drops its deadline for the conclusion of peace talks, while rebels continue to gather in assembly points.
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GERAKAS, Greece: A dramatic 19-hour hostage siege on board a bus in Athens ended without bloodshed yesterday after two Albanian gunmen freed the last of their 23 hostages and surrendered.
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ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped down on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.
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Uganda's army denied a report on Monday that its troops were massing on the border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite a deal at the weekend meant to reduce tensions between the two nations.
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A Greek bus hostage siege ended in the early hours of this morning when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokesman said.
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The Ugandan army said Sunday that the army had killed 21 Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and captured six others in the northern part of the east African country.
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The announcement signaled an end to a wrenching hostage crisis that had gripped South Korea for almost six weeks.
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KAMPALA, Uganda  - Ugandan helicopter gunships and ground troops attacked a rebel hideout in southern Sudan, killing at least 25 insurgents and capturing seven others, an army spokesman said Sunday.
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When Kenneth Banya heard the voices of his former rebel colleagues on the radio calling for an end to Uganda&#39;s 18-year civil war, he knew it was time to surrender.
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The Ugandan government has announced a truce with Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the north which could mark the end of the 18-year conflict there.
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The first group of Ugandan LRA rebels reach an assembly point in southern Sudan - agreed under a truce.
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Uganda's government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army are to sign a landmark total cease-fire on Friday, opening the way for an end to a bloody 18-year insurgency, the chief negotiator said on Wednesday.
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Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army rebels have agreed to a truce to end their brutal, 19-year conflict, officials said Saturday.
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Uganda's army and rebels reportedly agree to pull their forces apart, after President Museveni talks to a top rebel.