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Irvine Police End Machete Standoff, Rescue Four Relatives From Home

Police are investigating reports the family may have been confined for days.

Thai School Director Dies After Hat Yai Hostage Standoff as Teen Suspect Is Detained

Dutch State Opposes Priority TBS Placement for Vught Hostage-Taker in Court Hearing

Mother Disputes Police Account After Father and 3-Year-Old Killed in Las Vegas Shooting

Lawyers File Urgent Case to Compel Immediate TBS Placement for Corné H.

Police Free Minor Girl, Arrest Masked Suspect in Najibabad Knife-Point Standoff

LASD: Man Fatally Shot in Paramount Standoff While Holding Toddler as Shield

Police Say HOA Eviction Dispute Drove Port St. Lucie Double Killing

Bombay HC Declines to Hear CBI Plea in Rohit Arya Encounter, Allows Withdrawal

Bodycam Shows Florida Deputy Fatally Shooting Man to Free 7-Year-Old Hostage

Man Arrested in Salzburg After Hostage Threat on Vienna–Innsbruck Train

Post-Mortem Completed as Mumbai Probes Powai Studio Hostage Shooting

Freed Hostage Describes Beatings and Forced 'Kill-or-Wound' Choices in Hamas Captivity

Hostage Situation Reported at Osceola County Motel as Deputies, Negotiators Respond

Texas Delivery Driver Tip Leads Police to Motel Hostage Case as Suspect Surrenders

Panvel Hostage Standoff Ends With Family Rescued and Murder-Accused Arrested

Des Plaines Man Charged in Pizza Delivery Hostage Case Appears for Detention Hearing

German Court Finalizes 12-Year Sentence for Hamburg Airport Kidnapper

Gary Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man Holding Toddler During Hostage Standoff

Former Soldier Fatally Shot by Police After Hostage Standoff in French Fromagerie