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The Somali pirate who participated in the abduction of Captain Richard Phillips and who was captured last week by the US Navy is the only pirate who survived the operation deployed to rescue the captain. The three other Somali men were shot dead by Navy Seal snipers. Abdi Wali Muse came to New York on Monday and has appeared before a court in a landmark [...]

After a trial that lasted for four days towards the end of which he pleaded guilty, 73-year old Austrian Josef Fritzl was pronounced criminally liable for all charges against him. His crimes: murder by neglect, enslavement, deprivation of liberty, rape, incest, and coercion. His sentence: life imprisonment in a secure psychiatric institution. The offender’s [...]