Members of a sick Louisiana "Vikingism" cult allegedly held a woman captive as a sex slave, forcing her to denounce Christianity and offer a puppy as a ritual sacrifice “to the Gods.” ...

On January 8, 1956, five Christian missionaries lost their lives in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador at the hands of the Waodani, an isolated tribe known for its extreme violence, even within their ...

As a candidate for the Colombian presidency in 2002, she was brave—or foolish—enough to campaign near the jungle stronghold of rebel paramilitaries. That’s when Ingrid Betancourt was taken ...

The mother of one of three American military contractors kidnapped by leftist rebels in 2003 said Thursday she was heartbroken to learn from an escaped captive that her son is suffering from ...

Colombia's FARC guerrillas on Tuesday freed a former governor held hostage for more than seven years, the fifth captive released this week by Latin America's oldest surviving left-wing insurgency.