Bin Laden DNA Match Could likely be Parent or Child

Federal officials said DNA analysis confirmed Osama bin Laden’s identity with 99.9 percent accuracy, scientific experts said this would result from a match with a close relative.

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DNA clears Cornelius Dupree from 30 years in Texas jail

Jan 5 – A man wrongfully convicted of rape and robbery in the U.S. state of Texas has had his case overturned and has been cleared by DNA evidence after 30 years in jail.

Read more on this case on BBC News, MSNBC, Reuters, Yahoo News.

Nazi-era WWII graves to be excavated in Austria

Austrian authorities to exhume some 220 bodies buried on a hospital’s grounds once it has thawed. These could be possible victims of Nazi extermination.

Further articles on this topic can be found at Reuters and the BBC

Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks

Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks