Topic: Kellie Brennan

Journalists leave Somalia after hostage ordeal

Two journalists from Canada and Australia flew out of Somalia on Thursday at the end of a 15-month hostage ordeal during which they were tortured and shackled in windowless rooms by their captors.Amanda Lindhout, her head covered with a black veil ...

Freed Canadian journalist leaves Somalia

A female journalist from Canada and a journalist Australia flew out of Somalia on Thursday at the end of a 15-month hostage ordeal during which they were tortured and shackled in windowless rooms by their captors.Amanda Lindhout, her head covered with ...

Canadian, Australian journalists in Somalia freed

Two freelance journalists, one from Canada and the other from Australia, were freed on Wednesday after 15 months in captivity in Somalia, with the Canadian alleging she was tortured.One of their kidnappers, who refused to identify himself, told AFP a ransom ...

Australian family's joy as kidnap victim released

The Australian family of Somalia kidnap victim Nigel Brennan spoke of their " overwhelming" joy on Thursday after his release from 15 months' harsh captivity in the anarchic African nation.An emotional Kellie Brennan, the photojournalist's sister-in-law, fought back tears as she ...