TED Talks
TED: Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran -- and what it means for the rest of the world | Golshifteh Farahani
In this poetic and moving reflection, actor, musician and activist Golshifteh Farahani honors those who have fought for "Woman, Life, Freedom" following Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of Iran's religious morality police. Calling upon...
TED Talks
TED: How Airbnb designs for trust | Joe Gebbia
Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, bet his whole company on the belief that people can trust each other enough to stay in one another's homes. How did he overcome the stranger-danger bias? Through good design. Now, 123 million hosted...
TED Talks
TED: How fake news does real harm | Stephanie Busari
On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the feeding frenzy riddle? | Henri Picciotto
As Numberland's best detective, you thought you'd seen it all. But the desiccated corpses of prominent natural numbers have been showing up all over the city. A lockdown is ordered from sundown to sunrise, and it's still not enough to...
Curated Video
Sacajawea for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the brave young Shoshone Sacajawea, as she guides Lewis and Clark across the dangerous wilderness of America to find a better trail to the West.
Great Big Story
Jay J. Armes, a legendary private investigator's journey
Explore the extraordinary life of Jay J. Armes, the world-renowned PI who overcame adversity to solve global cases with unmatched skill.
The Guardian
The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the midst of the trade live 300 children, many born in the...
Dom Burgess
What Is Stockholm Syndrome?
In 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson took four hostages as he robbed a bank in Stockholm, Sweden. After six long days, the robbery was over, but even then, the hostages were strangely thankful to the would-be thieves, even suggesting they owed their...
Next Animation Studio
Unidentified gunmen kidnap 317 schoolgirls in Nigeria
Armed men kidnapped 317 schoolgirls from a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, police said in a statement on Friday, Feb. 26.
Curated Video
How kidnapping became a big business
Kidnapping has created a growing insurance industry, which regulates ransom demands and saves lives. But it's a complicated business model in which poorer victims are losing out. Read more here: https://econ.st/2S97rrl
Curated Video
Austin Tice now lone American journalist held overseas in Syria
Aug.14 marks 12 years since American reporter Austin Tice was kidnapped while reporting in Syria. He's not been seen or heard from since. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Vigil held opposite Downing Street for the hostages still held in Gaza
Hundreds of people have gathered opposite Downing Street waving Israeli flags and calling for the hostages in Gaza to be released.
Curated Video
Families of US hostages in Gaza hold out hope for imminent release
Citing both the suffering of civilians in Gaza and their own agony, they urge negotiators to get the job done on a possible cease-fire deal.
Press Association
Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian leadership
The case of an Irish-Israeli girl who is feared kidnapped in Gaza has been raised with the Palestinian Authority, an ambassador has said. The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland said that she raised the case of eight-year-old Emily Hand...
Bloomberg
Heineken 3Q Revenue Misses Analyst Estimates
Oct. 22 -- Heineken, the Dutch brewer that spurned an overture from SABMiller last month, releases its third-quarter earnings. Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports on ""Countdown."" (Source: Bloomberg)
Curated Video
Some Haitian Missionaries May Be Alive After Gang Kidnapping
The missionaries are with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and had been visiting an orphanage when they were abducted.
Curated Video
Nearly 300 Nigerian Schoolgirls Freed Days After Being Kidnapped
The West African nation is facing a spate of mass school kidnappings by armed groups demanding lucrative ransoms.
Curated Video
Day 5 Of Haiti Kidnapping As U.S. Says It Won't Pay $17M Ransom
A Haitian gang is demanding $17 million for the release of 17 kidnapped missionaries from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Demonstration on sidelines of a football match to support victims of Iranian regime
Dozens of people demonstrate outside the BSFZ-Arena in the suburbs of Vienna, Austria, in support of the victims of the Iranian regime (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
: Kidnapped, handcuffed and locked in a trunk? A class in Philadelphia will teach you how to escape and evade your pursuers. A growing number of Americans are taking part in survival courses. (Jan. 06)
HEADLINE: Survival class; pay to be kidnapped, handcuffed
CAPTION: Kidnapped, handcuffed and locked in a trunk? A class in Philadelphia will teach you how to escape and evade your pursuers. A growing number of Americans are taking part...
Curated Video
Agonizing Wait For Families Of Kidnapped Missionaries In Haiti
Efforts to free the hostages are severely complicated by political instability, with huge parts of the capital under the control of street gangs.
Curated Video
Syrian National Coalition comments on 12 abducted Syrian nuns
The biggest Syrian opposition group in exile, Syrian National Coalition (SNC) denied claims on Tuesday that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had kidnapped a group of nuns in western Syria.
SNC spokesman Khaled Saleh told the Associated Press...
Curated Video
AP photojournalists Evan Vucci and Maya Alleruzzo are on scene when U.S. and Iraqi forces rescue a group of Mosul University students who were taken hostage.
HEADLINE: Video Essay: Students Kidnapped in Mosul
CAPTION: AP photojournalists Evan Vucci and Maya Alleruzzo are on scene when U.S. and Iraqi forces rescue a group of Mosul University students who were taken hostage. (April 7) 2008
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Curated Video
Police find two kidnapped boys at a home in Missouri, as they searched for the one day snatched Monday.
HEADLINE: Two kidnapped boys reunited with families
Missing Boy
CAPTION: Police say it is 'astonishing' that two kidnapped boys were found together at a home in Missouri. One of the boys has been missing since 2002; the other...