61.   Gunmen kidnapped seven German tourists in the southern Yemeni province of Hadramawt on Wednesday, officials in the region announced.

62.   Gunmen kidnapped seven German tourists in the southern Yemeni province of Hadramawt on Wednesday, officials in the region said.

63.   Gunmen kidnapped a number of people late Sunday, but released all civilians.

64.   Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped five foreigners working for UN agencies in Somalia, witnesses said.

65.   Abu Sayyaf gunmen have been kidnapping Christians and foreigners in the south for years, demanding hefty ransoms for their release.

66.   Abu Sayyaf gunmen kidnapped American Jeffrey Schilling in Zamboanga before he was rescued seven months later in April last year.

67.   Armed gunmen kidnapped AFP Somali correspondent Ali Musa Abdi in south Mogadishu Tuesday, journalists in the Somali capital told AFP in Nairobi.

68.   Australian foreign affairs officials confirmed Sunday that Somali gunmen had kidnapped and murdered Morris.

69.   Australian foreign affairs officials confirmed Sunday that Somali gunmen had kidnapped and murdered multi-millionaire New Zealand businessman David Morris.

70.   Ethiopia also maintained diplomatic representation here, but its staff left after its senior diplomat, Yamani Abdi, was briefly kidnapped by gunmen two months ago.