http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/world/asia/the-philippines-german-hostages-freed.html 2014-10-18 05:12:47 The Philippines: German Hostages Freed Two Germans kidnapped and held for six months were released Friday by a militant group just hours after it had threatened to behead one of them if no ransom payment was made. === Two Germans kidnapped and held for six months in the southern