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Police: Austrian kids locked in basement, never saw sunlight

Published April 29, 2008

>AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) - The children locked in the basement never saw the light of day for years. A retired electrician has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven...

Vietnam halts adoptions to U.S.

Published April 29, 2008

This decision comes after a U.S. report alleged baby-selling and fraud.

Social networking sites pose security risks

Published April 28, 2008

Experts believe Web sites like Facebook give users a false sense of security.

22 years later, reactor at Chernobyl to be buried in giant steel coffin

Published April 28, 2008

.KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, work is under way on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power...

Korean tries to set himself on fire during Seoul torch run

Published April 28, 2008

>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire to halt the Olympic torch relay through Seoul, while thousands of police guarded the flame Sunday from protesters blasting...

Voil

Published April 28, 2008

French winemakers have reluctantly embraced screw-top wine bottles.

Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event

Published April 28, 2008

>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president on Sunday, unleashing automatic weapons fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior members...

5 killed in group-home van collision

Published April 25, 2008

A van carrying mentally disabled passengers was struck by a semi.

Alleged baby-selling in Vietnam

Published April 25, 2008

;HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. The...