US oil workers freed in Nigeria
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Four US oil workers kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta are freed after weeks in captivity.
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Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria free two Italian workers kidnapped last week.
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Four foreign hostages are freed unharmed in oil-rich southern Nigeria, after several weeks in captivity.
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Hostage takers released three European captives Monday in Nigeria's restive oil region, officials said.
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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan were freed unharmed today, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul.
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Six foreign workers seized from a Nigerian oil facility operated by U.S. energy giant Chevron on May 1 were all freed on Saturday, the rebel group that abducted them said.
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Two Filipino oil workers captured last week in restive southern Nigeria, have been released by their captors, a local government spokesman in the area told AFP.
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Nigerian security agents have stepped up efforts to secure the release of four foreign oil and gas workers who were taken prisoner this week in the restive Niger Delta.
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YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Nigerian militants said they planned to release 11 foreign hostages in the oil producing Niger Delta on Monday and state authorities said they were on their way to collect them.
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Seven truck drivers taken hostage in Iraq over a month ago have been released, according to their employer, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport company.
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One foreign oil worker is killed and another wounded during an attempt to free those seized by Nigerian militants.
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Three Europeans abducted three weeks ago from a bar in Nigeria's oil-rich south are freed in a military operation.
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A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors.
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Hostage takers in Nigeria's restive oil region have released an American oil worker captive, police said Sunday.
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Gunmen in speedboats kidnapped three foreign workers from an offshore oilfield in Nigeria which was preparing to restart after being closed for 20 months due to an earlier attack, security sources said on Sunday.
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One foreign oil worker was killed and another seriously wounded on Wednesday when the Nigerian military launched a mission to free seven oil workers taken hostage from an offshore oil field, military sources said.
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Nigerian kidnappers release an Italian oil worker abducted last week, while a Nigerian worker is found dead.