https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German appeals court Wednesday lengthened the jail term for a Syrian refugee found guilty of war crimes and taking part in the kidnapping of a Canadian UN peacekeeper. https://www.thelocal.de/20190123/german-court-lengthens-syrian-kidnappers-jail-term Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:44:11 +0100 german-court-lengthens-syrian-kidnappers-jail-term The two men behind one of Germany's most high-profile kidnappings have both died, taking to the grave the question of what happened to missing millions in ransom money. https://www.thelocal.de/20170308/infamous-kidnappers-take-secret-of-missing-millions-to-grave Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:23:52 +0100 infamous-kidnappers-take-secret-of-missing-millions-to-grave Police confirmed on Tuesday that the 17-year-old daughter of a Saxon businessman was found dead near Meißen after being kidnapped and held for ransom last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20150818/kidnapped-17-year-old-found-dead Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:56:47 +0200 kidnapped-17-year-old-found-dead Two Germans kidnapped by Islamic militants in the Philippines are safely back at their Manila embassy, officials said on Saturday after a harrowing six-month ordeal in which they endured threats of beheading and seemingly routine cruelty. https://www.thelocal.de/20141018/freed-hostages-back-at-german-embassy Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:12:00 +0200 freed-hostages-back-at-german-embassy The head of the Filipino armed forces confirmed on Friday the release of two German hostages, abducted by Islamic fundamentalists in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20141017/local-media-reports-german-philippines-hostages-free Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:44:00 +0200 local-media-reports-german-philippines-hostages-free