Austrian Josef Fritzl may be charged with slavery

" The Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her may face slavery charges, a prosecutor said Monday.St. Poelten prosecutor Gerhard Sedlacek also said...

Israel-Hezbollah Prisoner Swap Applauded and Criticized

Today, Israel and Lebanon proceeded with a prisoner swap that saw five Kantar and Hezbollah fighters released in exchange for the return the remains of two dead Israeli soldiers, but not everyone is convinced that...

South China tigers teeter on brink of extinction

The South China tigers are verging on the brink on extinction from hunting and deforestation, and these magestic animals are so close to being gone forever."Historically revered as an archetypal Chinese cultural...

Israel agrees to Hezbollah prisoner deal

OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorIsraels swap of a Lebanese Man, Samir Kanter who crushed the head of a 4 year old girl to death with a rifle butt in exchange for the bodies of two dead  soldiers,...

Pandas in China put on bamboo rations

The breeding programme of China's captive panda population could be at risk due to forced rationing of bamboo. This compounds the news that their wildlife habitat was damaged by the recent earthquake."China's captive...

Captive Pandas Bouncing Back After Quake

" WOLONG NATURE RESERVE, China -- The man traces the panda's paw with his finger as she laps milky formula from a metal bowl. He strokes her head and tries to wipe her snout when she finishes, but she bats his hand away and curls into a forward roll, hiding her face. Then...

Austrian Cellar Girl Wakes From Coma

Only days after doctors thought she would die from organ failure, the 19-year-old daughter of a woman held captive in an underground dungeon woke from her coma and opened her eyes.It may be the first time she has...

53 Illegal Immigrants Held by Human Smugglers in Phoenix

Fifty-three illegal immigrants being held against their will were found by authorities in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday after immigration officials received a tip. The immigrants were a group that had been smuggled into the US illegally and were being held in a fortified one...

UPDATE:Fritzl planned the improvised dungeon five years before taking daughte...

This story becomes more complicated by the day."A relative of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children by her, has said he was convicted of rape in...

Dad confesses to holding daughter captive 24 years

A man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years inwindowless cell with a soundproofed door and fathering seven childrenwith her, police said Monday."The daughter, who is now 42, had been missing since 1984 and was found by police in the town of Amstetten on...

Incest and Imprisonment: Daugher Freed after Years of Captivity

A woman's admission to an Austrian hospital has uncovered a startling story of incest and imprisonment."The alleged crimes came to light after the teenager, named as Kerstin F, was dropped off at the Amstetten...

Victim Was Too Scared to Escape Killer, Police Say

This is a really bizarre case. I can only imagine what was going through this kid's mind as he was forced around town after watching his siblings being murdered. Probably completely in shock."The man accused of killing Iliada Zois and her 14-year-old brother then held another...

Alleged Torture Case Sent to Grand Jury

"LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - Charges against a sixth white suspect in the alleged rape, assault and torture of a black woman were sent to the grand jury Thursday. Karen Burton, 46, is charged with kidnapping, first degree sexual assault, malicious wounding, assault during the...

6 Arrested In Brutal Attack On Black Woman, Authorities Say Black Woman Was S...

It seems that the brutal sexual and battery assauly was not enough, They needed to call her a racial epithet each time they stabbed her.  To say that White America has dealt with its issues concerning race is...

Buddhist Monks take Burmese Forces Hostage

What do you have to do to make a group of Buddhist monks angry enought to effect a hostage-taking? Supress personal freedoms and raise the price of petrol, it would seem. The hostage crisis only lasted a few hours,...

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