Homeland Security identifies 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in ‘cold cases’

More than a dozen international law enforcement organizations worked together under U.S. leadership to identify and locate victims of child sexual exploitation in a just-completed operation that officials say is likely the most successful of its kind. In the three-week “surge” known as Operation Renewed Hope, which began July 17, investigators combing through sexually graphic… Continue reading Homeland Security identifies 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in ‘cold cases’

Spain identifies 212 German, Austrian and Dutch fighters who went missing during Spanish Civil War

Spanish government researchers said Sunday they had identified 357 foreign fighters who went missing during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the conflict that foreshadowed World War II. Researchers confirmed the names of 212 fighters from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, according to a statement from the government Sunday. Some 102 are of German origin, 70… Continue reading Spain identifies 212 German, Austrian and Dutch fighters who went missing during Spanish Civil War