South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.
Tag: Missing Persons
A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence
Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.
Indonesia School Collapse Leaves Families Gripped by Grief and Fury
Four days after the collapse, families of the school’s students in East Java were in shock, demanding answers as the search for bodies churned on.
German Man Suspected in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Is Released From Prison
Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, disappeared in Portugal, the man considered a suspect by Britain and Germany was released after serving a sentence in a separate case.
Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With UK Police
Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 case, rejected an interview request ahead of his release this week from a German prison for a separate crime, the British police said.
Texas Mother Wanted for Son’s Murder Arrested in India
Cindy Rodriguez Singh had fled the United States in 2023 shortly after the authorities questioned her about her 6-year-old’s disappearance.
A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death Visited Every Home’
At least 660 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since monsoon season began in late June, and 935 more have been injured.
They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.
In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.
Rescuers Find Body of American Hiker Who Was Missing in Pyrenees
Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from in early July. Rescue workers found his body on Aug. 8, the Spanish police said.
Alec Luhn, Missing American Journalist, Found Alive in Norway
Rescue workers found Mr. Luhn, a journalist who had not been heard from for days after setting off alone in a Norwegian national park.