ISIS kidnappings soar in Iraq, despite declared victory over militants, but ‘media stays silent’

Despite the Western Coalition declaring victory over Islamic State in Iraq last year, the militants’ activity is surging. More Iraqis are kidnapped every month, as state media stays silent, a government security adviser told RT. The Western Coalition declared Iraq “completely liberated” from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in December, but the militants’ activities didn’t […]

Kidnappings, pop concerts & vodka ads: Russia’s presidential hopefuls in ‘the wild ‘90s’ (VIDEO)

Published time: 16 Mar, 2018 11:39 With the presidential polls already at the door, RT looks at what five of the candidates were doing back in Russia’s ‘wild 1990s,’ with its cult of money, rife crime, amateurish pop scene and not-so-subtle politics. Most of the hopefuls in Sunday’s Russian presidential election are what you would […]

US citizen latest victim in spate of kidnappings in Afghanistan

Published time: 18 Jun, 2017 14:10 Edited time: 18 Jun, 2017 14:10 A US citizen has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Kabul, according to officials cited by local Afghan media. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the man’s abduction. A senior government official confirmed the man was taken outside his home in the […]

The Rise of the Green Dragons: Kidnappings, Murder and Gang Warfare

Gun battles had been escalating at New York City’s Chinese pool halls and clubs throughout the fall of 1990, and the Green Dragons were gathering en masse to settle the score, once and for all. The goal? Teaching the White Tigers who really reigned supreme in Chinatown’s gangland. But FBI agents and NYPD officers — […]

Rio 2016 Olympics Problems: Kidnappings, The Disastrous Athletes’ Village, Zika Fears and Crime

Some are already calling Rio’s 2016 Olympic games the worst ever before the opening ceremony, which is next week. Where do we start? An athlete has already been kidnapped in Rio, drug dealers are selling Olympic branded cocaine and Zika virus fears are making many fans second guess coming to Brazil. Jason Lee, a jiu-jitsu […]