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Craigslist chief 'mystified' by sheriff's sex ad lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Craigslist's chief executive has fired back at an Illinois sheriff who is suing the popular website for promoting prostitution with free classified ads for "erotic services."
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-03-08
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US
IRVINE, Calif. - Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door. They watched through their window as the child rinsed plates under the open faucet. She wasn't much taller than the counter and the soapy water swallowed her slender arms.
Nations:Egypt U.S. Germany Netherlands Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Rockers Placebo play anti-slavery gig at Cambodia's Angkor Wat
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) - Had there been a roof, Placebo would have raised it as they headlined the first rock concert in history at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple.
Nations:Cambodia People:Britney Spears Source:(AFP)
2008-12-09
Rockers Placebo to play anti-slavery gig at Cambodia's Angkor Wat
BANGKOK (AFP) - Alternative guitar band Placebo are to headline the first rock concert at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex, putting years of catering to their fans' teenage angst behind them to speak out against human trafficking.
Nations:Cambodia Thailand Source:(AFP)
2008-11-20
'Virtual kidnappers' target immigrant families
PHOENIX - Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
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