Authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind in the kidnapping of American blogger Elliot Eastman in Zamboanga del Norte, ...

In April 2000, Abu Sayyaf militants armed with assault rifles ... Ghalib Andang, the militant who led the kidnapping, was killed by police commandos during an attempted jailbreak and siege in ...

The two victims were part of six Vietnamese sailors kidnapped by the militants last ... to still be held while one was freed last month. Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist ...

Abu Sayyaf militant group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least ...

Abu Sayyaf is one of several groups in the Philippines ... Its name means "bearer of the sword" and it is notorious for kidnapping for ransom, and for attacks on civilians and the army.

The Foreign Office in London said officials were investigating. Last April, the MILF splinter group Abu Sayyaf kidnapped 21 Western holidaymakers and Asian workers from a Malaysian dive resort and ...

The kidnapped six-year-old stepdaughter of a ... The Philippine authorities believe members of the Abu Sayyaf group took her when her mother was unable to meet their demand for money.

Criminal complaints of kidnapping have been filed against several ... offensives have weakened smaller armed groups such as the Abu Sayyaf, reducing kidnappings, bombings and other violence.

Philippine police officials said Thursday they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot ...

Robert Hall, left, a Canadian held hostage in the Philippines, was beheaded by extremist militant group Abu Sayyaf, authorities said, after the deadline to pay ransom had lapsed. Photo: AP ...