Crocodile Hunt: Search on for Escaped Reptiles in S. Africa
Police and conservation officers were searching Friday for an unknown number of young crocodiles that escaped earlier in the week from a large breeding farm in South Africa.
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US Court Denies Bail to Arrested Wife of El Chapo
Said to have helped plan her husband’s intricate escape from a high-security Mexican prison, Emma Coronel Aispuro is accused of deep involvement in the inner workings of Mexico’s most notorious cartel.
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More Than 1,300 Inmates Escape From Prison in Eastern Congo
More than 1,300 inmates have escaped from the central prison of Beni in eastern Congo after an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces, the town’s mayor said Tuesday.
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Danish Submarine Killer Briefly Escapes From Prison
A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine made a dramatic but brief escape from a suburban Copenhagen prison Tuesday, reportedly taking a hostage to break out before police recaptured him.
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Chinese Death-Row Inmate Digs Tunnel to Escape Indonesian Jail
A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia’s capital after digging a 100 feet tunnel from his cell, police said.
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US Arrests 2 Men Accused Of Aiding Ex-Nissan Boss’ Escape
U.S. authorities on Wednesday arrested a former Green Beret and his son who are accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges.
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Top UK Court Quashes Gerry Adams’ Prison Break Convictions
Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed Irish nationalist politician Gerry Adams’ convictions for trying to break out of prison in the 1970s, handing a long-awaited legal victory to the former Sinn Fein leader.
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En Route to Vasectomy in Sydney, Baboons Cut Loose
A baboon scheduled to undergo a vasectomy in Australia made a dash for freedom Tuesday along with his “two wives,” leaving the trio running amok on the streets of the country’s biggest city.
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Giraffe Still Missing After 2 Escape From Truck in Thailand
Has anyone seen a giraffe running on a highway in Thailand?
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2 Elephants Escape From Circus in Russian City
Russia is said to be the place where bears roam the streets — but for a short while it was a free-for-all for elephants.
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Two Inmates Escape From Violent Mississippi Prison
Mississippi authorities were searching for two prisoners believed to have escaped Saturday from one of several prisons rocked by violence that left at least five inmates dead in the past week.
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Turkish Company Says Jets Used Illegally in Ghosn Escape
A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG Jet said an employee falsified records and that Ghosn’s name did not appear on any documentation related to the flights.
Read moreZoo Escape
A group of chimpanzees at the Belfast Zoo used branches weakened by a storm to make a ladder and escape from their enclosure Saturday, zookeepers say.
Read moreFugitive Lawyer
A Kentucky lawyer who masterminded a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme and escaped from home arrest across the Mexican border was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
Read moreDrones Buzzed French Prison Months Before Spectacular Escape
Drones seen buzzing above a prison months ago may have been on a reconnaissance mission ahead of the cinematic escape of a notorious French criminal — his second in five years.
Read moreIceland: Bitcoin Heist Suspect Has Likely Fled to Sweden
A man suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers used to mine bitcoins and other virtual currencies has likely fled to Sweden after breaking out of a prison in Iceland, officials said Wednesday.
Read moreEscaped Killer Draws No Sympathy From NY Court
A convicted killer whose 2015 escape from an upstate New York prison set off a 23-day manhunt failed Thursday to overturn his latest convictions.
Read moreFugitive Kentucky Lawyer Charged in Escape to Mexico
A Kentucky lawyer who masterminded a $600 million Social Security fraud scheme has been indicted for his alleged escape from home arrest across the Mexican border, prosecutors said Wednesday, and another man pleaded not guilty to helping him.
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