Princess Anne’s attempted kidnapper claims he is ‘innocent’: ‘I was more scared than she was’

Princess Anne’s attempted kidnapper has professed his innocence — saying he “was more scared” than the royal during the terrifying ordeal more than five decades ago. Ian Ball, the gunman who shot ...
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U.A.E.’s Ransom Payment for Kidnapped Prince Bolsters al Qaeda in Mali

One of the U.S.’s closest allies in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, paid more than $20 million to secure the freedom of an Emirati prince kidnapped by al Qaeda’s West African affiliate, ...