Kidnapped Sudan editor beheaded
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The headless body of a Sudanese editor whose paper angered Islamists last year is found.
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Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life.
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An Islamist group has executed Italian hostage Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Jazeera reported.
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An Islamic militant group said it had beheaded a Turkish contractor and his Iraqi translator in Iraq for working with U.S. forces there, Al Jazeera television reported on Monday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, a witness who saw the videotaped killing said Friday.    The witness, who asked not to be identified by name, said the tape - sent to Abu Dhabi TV - showed six hooded, armed men standing behind the kneeling Bigley, whom the witness recognized from two previous tapes released by the kidnappers in which he pleaded for his life...
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Iraqi insurgents beheaded three Iraqi guards Wednesday in the latest blow to US efforts to reconstitute the war-ravaged nation. Al-Jazeera aired a video showing the beheadings, the BBC reported.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - British hostage Ken Bigley was  beheaded near Baghdad on Thursday afternoon, insurgent sources  in the rebel-held town of Falluja said on Friday.
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Iraqi humanitarian worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped a month ago in Baghdad, has been ruthlessly murdered by her captors - the first woman to be executed
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Militants in Iraq have murdered kidnapped Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who disappeared last week, Pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera reported tonight.
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An American hostage being held in Iraq has been beheaded, according to a statement by the group holding three Westerners. The statement said: âGod protect him, has beheaded the first American.
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The beheading of a Sudanese editor who   had angered some Islamists might mark the start of a gruesome   new trend, commentators said on Thursday.
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An Iraqi militant group loyal to al Qaida beheaded a kidnapped Turkish driver and showed the execution video on its website Monday.
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A militant group in Iraq, the Armyof Ansar al-Sunna, said in a statement on its website on Saturdayit beheaded an Iraqi man it accused of collaborating with USforces.
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Two Macedonians taken hostage by a militant group were reported to have been beheaded in Iraq yesterday. However, the first Australian kidnap victim in the country was freed after 36 hours in captivity.
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The kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, taken hostage in Iraq, say they have killed him, the Arabic language television channel Al Jazeera reports.
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Militants behead at least four security officials taken hostage in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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A Saudi man was beheaded Tuesday for fatally shooting a countryman, the Interior Ministry said.