His was the first photo of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing.

Distressing picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

A body found inside a dormitory’s locked, high-voltage utility room has been identified as a 19-year-old Purdue University student who vanished more than two months ago, a university official said Tuesday. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez appeared in media across the world in April after the health ministry confirmed that he had contracted, and overcome, the A(H1N1) virus at the start of the epidemic's outbreak. Edgar's role in putting his poor village of La Gloria on the map merited recognition in the shape of a small statue - resembling the famous Belgian landmark - Fidel Herrera Beltran, the governo... read full post picked by kakana 6 months ago

Sir David Attenborough is to present a documentary claiming to have discovered a missing link in human evolution – a monkey-like creature called an adapid. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Police have issued an Amber Alert for an 11-year-old girl who's gone missing with a 23-year-old boyfriend (who is a convicted felon, btw), but the Texas Department of Public Safety declined to sanction the alert because the child left willingly. picked by lynxears 10 months ago

A German shepherd named Astro who has been missing from his family for more than 9 years is finally home.

The Geary family was shocked when they recently received a call from an animal control officer who said that Astro had been found. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A new species of duck-billed dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is helping scientists fill in gaps in the fossil record of the Age of Dinosaurs. The creature, dubbed Velafrons coahuilensis, was a massive plant-eater belonging to a larger group of duck-billed dinosaurs called hadrosaurs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

BP says it's found a deep oil field in the Gulf of Mexico that could generate more than 3 billion barrels of petroleum. It'll likely be a few years before a solid estimate is made, and the depth — 35,000 feet — means prices would have to be at $70 a barrel to make it worth drilling. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

In India, China and sub-Saharan Africa, millions upon millions of women are missing. They are not lost, but dead: victims of violence, discrimination and neglect. Women who are dead because their lives were undervalued. picked by equinox 6 months ago

Archeologists have discovered what they think are ruins of an Aztec pyramid razed by vengeful Spanish conquerors in what is now one of Mexico City's most crime-ridden districts. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Not only has a large chunk of the universe thought to have been found in 2002 apparently gone missing again but it is taking some friends with it. The new calculations might leave the mass of the universe as much as ten to 20 percent lighter than previously calculated. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Air France Airbus A330 has gone missing over the Atlantic with 216 passengers and 15 crew on board.
update. Officials confirm 'catastrophic' crash picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Last Friday was the 41st anniversary of the massacre of students and civilians at Tlatelolco in Mexico City. On October 2, 1968, days before the opening ceremonies of the Mexico City Olympics, the first held in Latin America or in a developing country, soldiers and paramilitaries surrounded and opened fire on throngs of unarmed demonstrators who had gathered at the Tlatelolco district’s Plaz... read full post picked by jLoSsDh 2 months ago

U.S. artist Spencer Tunick will fill Mexico City's Zocalo square -- the center of the ancient Aztec empire and the heart of modern Mexico -- with thousands of naked Mexicans next week for his latest mass nude photo shoot. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The man last seen with missing hiker Meredith Emerson in the north Georgia mountains is in custody and is being questioned by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, authorities announced Friday evening. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A Japanese tourist who spent three months living in Mexico City's airport has returned home.

Airport spokesman Victor Mejia says Hiroshi Nohara left Monday on a flight for Japan via San Francisco. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A missing staple from a court document has allowed two murderers found guilty of one of Australia's most brutal killings to appeal against their convictions. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A body found in Kansas appears to be that of a missing college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn star, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Missing nine-year-old schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been found alive, three weeks after she disappeared.

Glad to hear it for once. All to often things go the other way. :( picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

Missing since Friday in my town. As much as I joke about girl scouts...I hope she isn't harmed. I'd rather be told I was dying then have this situation happening in my life. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago