International Business News - Captured http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif County wildlife control agents have evicted a neighbor of the Clintons--a 3-foot alligator fished from a pond in the tony New York suburb where the couple live. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/alligator-fished-out-of-pond-in-nyc-suburb.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:26:39 EDT Gutted and shrapnel-scarred buildings testify to fierce street battles and heavy rocket and bomb attacks in the separatist capital of South Ossetia. But there is little evidence civilians were specifically targeted by Georgian troops, as Russia claims. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107843-aptopix-russia-south-ossetia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/heavy-damage-in-tskhinvali-mostly-at-govt-center.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/heavy-damage-in-tskhinvali-mostly-at-govt-center.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:12:47 EDT A German cargo ship held captive for 41 days off the coast of Somalia was released and all aboard were safe and unharmed, a shipping company said Wednesday. A Somali official said the pirates received a large ransom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/pirates-off-somalia-free-german-ship.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:25:04 EDT Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the truce in Gaza, filed by the father of a soldier captured two years ago. Court spokeswoman Ayelet Filo said the three-judge panel rejected the appeal unanimously on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/israeli-supreme-court-rejects-appeal-against-truce.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:16:28 EDT The parents of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas-allied militants petitioned Israel's supreme court Saturday to block a truce deal with the militant group so long as their son remains in captivity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/captive-soldiers-parents-ask-court-to-stop-truce.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:17:36 EDT An Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants for almost two years pleaded for his life in his latest letter home and begged his government to intensify efforts to win his release, his father told The Associated Press on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/67924-mideast-israel-palestinians.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/captives-dad-son-begs-for-life-in-letter-home.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/captives-dad-son-begs-for-life-in-letter-home.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:33:25 EDT The parents of an Israeli soldier who is being held by Hamas-allied militants received a letter from him Monday, delivered by representatives of former President Jimmy Carter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/parents-of-captured-israeli-soldier-get-letter.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:25:31 EDT An animal control officer didn't let the big one get away: He used a fishing rod to catch an alligator spotted at a golf facility. The six-day search began Friday after a caller reported seeing the two-foot-long animal in a pond at the Arundel Golf Park. Officers set traps to catch the animal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/md-official-uses-fishing-rod-to-catch-alligator.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:51:33 EDT A German shipping company confirmed Friday that its vessel the MV Lehmann Timber is one of two hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia earlier this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/pirates-capture-german-ship-off-somalia.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 11:53:50 EDT The sister-in-law of Austria's accused "horror father" Josef Fritzl says he served 18 months in prison for a 1967 rape conviction. But the woman says Rosemarie never believed her husband was involved in the 24-year disappearance of their daughter or the three children that mysteriously turned up at their doorstop. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43840-austria-captive-daughter.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/family-austrian-accused-of-incest-had-prior-rape-conviction.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/family-austrian-accused-of-incest-had-prior-rape-conviction.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 05:16:39 EDT The sister-in-law of Austria's accused "horror father" Josef Fritzl says he served 18 months in prison for a 1967 rape conviction. But the woman says Rosemarie never believed her husband was involved in the 24-year disappearance of their daughter or the three children that mysteriously turned up at their doorstop. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/austrian-accused-of-incest-had-prior-rape-conviction.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 04:36:00 EDT