The trial of Josef Fritzl, the man accused of locking up his daughter Elisabeth and fathering seven children with her, has proven big business for many, including the media. Even Fritzl has tried to cash in, with less than stellar results.
Following Belgium and the Netherlands, Luxembourg has decided to legalise euthanasia despite the resistance of the head of state - the deeply Catholic Grand Duke Henri, who refused to sign off the bill.
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a "large scale" rearmament program to start in 2011, including a renewal of the country's nuclear program, in response to perceived NATO expansion near the Russian borders.
The trial of Josef Fritzl, the man accused of locking up his daughter Elisabeth, and fathering seven children with her, resumed for a second day. The court viewed more excerpts of the victim's taped testimony about her harrowing experience.
The trial of Josef Fritzl, the man accused of locking up his daughter and fathering seven children, has opened in Austria. Fritzl pleaded guilty to incest, rape and sequestration, but denied charges of murder and enslavement.
After years of wrangling with the shipping industry, the EU has introduced new rules on maritime safety, aimed at preventing catastrophes such as the French tanker Erika whose wreck leaked thousands of tonnes of fuel into the sea ten years ago.
The trial of Josef Fritzl, the man accused of incarcerating his daughter in a dungeon and fathering seven children, has opened in Austria. Fritzl pleaded guilty to incest, rape and sequestration, but denied charges of murder and enslavement.
Turkish politicians wooing Kurdish votes are testing the Kurdish language taboo. But while the Turkish PM's Kurdish language foray raised eyebrows, DTP chief Ahmet Turk (photo) was silenced on air during a parliamentary speech.
As the March 29 local elections draw closer, Turkey’s ruling party has been desperately courting the Kurdish vote by dishing out household gadgets to the poor. But relatives of the disappeared seek explanations - not gizmos. Part 1 of 2.
The trial of Josef Fritzl, the man accused of keeping his daughter in a dungeon and fathering seven children, opened in Austria, with the accused pleading guilty to incest, and rape, but not guilty to murder and enslavement.
