It is often said that reality is stranger than fiction. An incident from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh may just prove the above adage even more accurately. Reportedly, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of his wife.

‘Murderer’ husband was given 10 years prison sentence, wife found alive at sister’s home

Around 550 American women who use the ride-hailing service to book rides are suing Uber on the grounds that drivers there sexually assaulted them. The complaint, which was submitted on Wednesday, claims that female passengers who had been matched with Uber drivers through the app had been "kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked" by those drivers in a number of different states.

550 women sue Uber over allegations including kidnapping and sexual assault

After an ACCI senior adviser to the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, Mohammad Dawood Musa was killed by a gunman at his home in the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul, the organisation has expressed concern over what it says is an increasing trend in the killings of businessmen.

Killings, kidnappings of businessmen have increased in the country: Afghanistan's Chamber of Commerce

Sherri Papini, the northern California woman arrested last week for allegedly lying to federal agents and faking her own kidnapping in 2016, was released from jail oHer family posted a $120,000 bond for her release.

Sherri Papini, the jogger whose kidnapping hoax cost taxpayers $200,000, released on bail

Robbery is on the rise in US. However, instead of jewellery and cash, the thieves have been on the hunt for French bulldogs. From New York to Los Angeles, and from Miami to Chicago, thefts of the sought-after canines have been on the rise, with many in the local media calling it “the rise of dognapping”.

The curious case of ‘dognapping’: French bulldog thefts on the rise in US

After successfully saving a four-year-old girl who was abducted on October 16, the Australian Police has now released audio of the moment they had found the little girl.

'My name is Cleo': Australian Police releases audio of when 4-year-old girl was rescued

The 36-year-old man who had been in custody of the Australian Police over the disappearance of a four-year-old girl has been charged with abduction. Cleo Smith was abducted on October 16 from her family’s tent at a campsite and a search mission had ben launched after her parents reported her missing.

Australia: 36-year-old man charged for abduction of Cleo Smith

Gunmen abducted four staff members and their children from University of Abuja on Tuesday. Attack on a large institution in Nigerian capital is a rare occurence in the country.

Nigeria: Gunmen abduct staff, children in rare attack on a university

Six people have been kidnapped by gunmen during an attack on the University of Abuja on Tuesday. There have been a series of gunmen attacks in Nigeria in recent months, leading to deaths and kidnappings.

Gunmen kidnap 6 people from University of Abuja in Nigeria

Three Chinese men kidnapped in Mali escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel state's army said. The trio was abducted on July 17 when armed men attacked a construction site in the southwest of the conflict-ridden country.

Three Chinese hostages in Mali rescued after escape

At least 3,000 Pakistani children are kidnapped every year. Many of them end up in Gulf nations as child brides. Mariam Wardak tells you how the lack of political will is exacerbating Pakistan's kidnapping crisis.

South Asia Diary: Surge in kidnapping of girls in Pakistan

In northwest Nigeria, 15 high school students were released by bandits after their parents were forced to pay an undisclosed ransom to free them. The 15 students are among the 100 students who were kidnapped on July 5 from the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna.

Nigeria: Gunmen free 15 abducted high school students after parents pay ransom

Gunmen who had kidnapped 121 students in northwestern Nigeria have released another 28 teenagers, said AFP citing a school officials. The students were kidnapped in the country's northwestern region "Twenty-eight have been released and we have reunited them with their parents," Joseph Hayab, one of the senior officials at the Bethel Baptist High School, told AFP.

Nigeria: Gunmen release 28 kidnapped students

Pakistan minister has claimed that an investigation into the alleged kidnapping of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter has found that there is no proof she was abducted.

No evidence that Afghan ambassador's daughter was kidnapped: Pakistan

The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was abducted in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, held for several hours and brutally attacked. The interior ministry of Pakistan has denied the claims.

Daughter of Afghanistan envoy kidnapped and tortured in Pakistan

In a shocking development, daughter of Afghanistan Ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil, was kidnapped in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday. The 27-year-old went missing at around 2.

Daughter of Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan kidnapped in Islamabad

Addressing a news conference, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Sunday that the kidnapping case of Afghanistan ambassador's daughter is expected to be solved in 72 hours.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister: Afghan envoy daughter's kidnapping case to be solved in 72 hours 

Armed men have kidnapped about 150 students from a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state. This is the tenth mass school kidnapping in the country in the last six months.

Nigeria: 150 students abducted by Gunmen from a boarding school

Gunmen kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school on Monday, an official said. The school is located in northwestern Nigeria. This incident is latest in the spate of abductions targetting schoolchildren.

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 140 students from boarding school

Gunmen abducted scores of students from an Islamic seminary in Nigeria. Authorities said that nearly 200 students were present at the time of kidnapping. However, the number of students who were abducted is yet to be confirmed.

Gunmen in Nigeria abduct students from Islamic school

Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive from a college in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. In March, militants had seized 39 students from the College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna state. Security forces recovered 10 of them in the weeks following the attack, but the remaining students were still missing until Wednesday.

Nigeria: Kidnappers free 29 college students abducted in Kaduna state

Three of the seven Catholic clergy who were kidnapped in Haiti more than a week ago have been released, a Church spokesman told AFP on Thursday, as the island nation grapples with a rise in violence and ongoing political crisis.

Three of seven Catholic clergy kidnapped in Haiti are released

A video of some of the students kidnapped from a college in northwest Nigeria emerged on Saturday (March 13), showing them cowering on a forest floor as armed captors hit them with sticks.

Beaten and cowering, kidnapped Nigerian students beg for help

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has banned mining and imposed a no-flight zone in the north-western state of Zamfara. This comes after the abduction of almost 300 school girls last week.

Nigeria imposes a no flight zone in Zamfara, action after kidnapping incident

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