The Sabah tourism minister points out that the kidnapping incident involving Pulau Sipadan occurred over 20 years ago.

The men were captured as they set out to interview Abu Sayyaf militants, a group linked to al-Qaeda. A number of foreigners are being held for ransom in the southern Philippines. Areas within Sulu ...

A court has sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, ...