Mumbai, May 15 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Wednesday confirmed the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old boy by his older cousin, after the latter confessed that he had committed the crime as he had lost a lot of money through betting in cricket.

Islamabad, Apr. 3 (ANI): Senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has admitted recently that some of Taliban's area commanders were involved in the business of kidnapping for ransom, bringing bad name to the Taliban movement.

Melbourne, Feb 15 (ANI): Australian golfer Karrie Webb had an unexpected delay during the women's Australian Open at the Royal Canberra Golf Club when a group of kangaroos made an entry onto the putting green.

Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Philippine police has reportedly rescued a kidnapped Indian businessman whose severed finger was delivered to his family.

Rawalpindi, Dec 11 (ANI): The Punjab government has decided to hold a monthly review of the performance of all prosecutors attached with Anti-Terrorism Courts following a revelation that an extraordinarily high number of the accused in terrorism and kidnapping for ransom cases have been acquitted.

London, Nov 13 (ANI): Business owners in Australia have accused Facebook of holding them to ransom by asking them to pay to reach their followers on the social networking site.

London, Oct 17 (ANI): JRR Tolkien's letter to fellow writer Arthur Ransome has revealed that the author was worried about the sales of his epic fantasy novel 'The Hobbit.'

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Oct.10 (ANI): The director of a leading cricket bat manufacturing company, BDM, Sudhir Mahajan, was kidnapped from here on Wednesday, and his kidnappers are demanding Rs.2 crores as ransom for his release.

Washington, Sept. 6 (ANI): An unidentified hacker group has claimed to have stolen Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's tax returns.

Mogadishu, Aug. 16 (ANI): Somali pirates are sending politely worded ransom letters to the owners of vessels they hijack, while outlining what they need to do to get their ships back, and surprisingly, its written in a courteous and business-like tone.

London, Aug 9 (ANI): Former captain Bob Willis has slammed star batsman Kevin Pietersen for holding England cricket to ransom through his threat to quit Test cricket at the end of the series.

Sanaa, July 31 (Xinhua-ANI): Yemen's interior ministry said on Tuesday that an Italian diplomat was kidnapped by tribesmen two days ago and has been moved to a remote area in the northeastern province of Marib.

Islamabad, July 14 (ANI): Kidnapping for ransom has become a lucrative source of making money for terror groups such as the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TPP), according to a report.

Sydney, June 13 (ANI): Australian weightlifter Daniel Koum has said he has been let down by the sport's governing body, which claims he ransomed Australia's Olympic hopes over a 5000 dollar cash demand.

Cotabato Cty (Philippines), June 13 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants in southern Philippines demanded at least 5 million U.S. dollars ransom in exchange for the freedom of their two Chinese hostages, a local government official said Wednesday.

Mogadishu, June 5 (ANI): Somalian pirates could make about 400 million dollars by 2012, as they continue their brazen reign across the Indian Ocean, according to a study.

Beijing, May 18 (ANI): Unidentified North Koreans have captured almost 29 Chinese fishermen and have demanded a ransom for their release, according to Chinese media.

London, April 24 (ANI): Scotland Yard has warned that police have detected paedophile or terrorist activity as being behind a virus that locks users of their computers and demands a 100-pound fine.

Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): About six weeks after the first brands began switching their Facebook Pages over to Timeline, growth has shown slight decline, a new study has revealed.

Colombo, April 20 (Xinhua-ANI): Six Sri Lankan fishermen held by Somali pirates for ransom for more than eight months have been rescued by a Spanish battleship, an official said on Friday.

Kolkata, Apr.3 (ANI): Kolkata's auto rickshaw drivers went on a rampage in different parts of the city on Tuesday and held rush hour traffic to ransom in protest over the fuel price hike.

Islamabad, Feb 28 (ANI): Alleged al-Qaeda member Major Haroon, accused of murder and kidnapping for ransom, may be released soon after most witnesses and complainants withdrew their testimonies.

Mumbai, Jan 10 (ANI): Seventeen Indian sailors freed from Somalian pirates after they were paid a multimillion dollar ransom, recalled tales of horror and torture after their arrival in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Islamabad, Dec 24 (ANI): The Hindu community in Pakistan staged a protest outside the assembly in Balochistan province, Quetta city, against unabated incidents of kidnappings for ransom.

London, Nov 2 (ANI): Billionaire Roman Abramovich told a court that he paid a cash ransom for the release of two British aid workers from Chechen rebels more than a decade ago, but his former business partner Boris Berezovsky took the credit.