Austrian Girl Speaks

An Austrian girl abducted and kept in a basement for eight years dreamt of freedom every day until her do-or-die run for help last month. www.theglobeandmail.com


Israel will lift its blockade of Lebanon on Thursday evening, leaving United Nations-sponsored troops to patrol the Lebanese border, the Israeli prime minister's office said Wednesday. www.cbc.ca


President George W. Bush has ordered the transfer of 14 key terrorist leaders from secret CIA custody to the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be prepared for eventual trials, a senior administration official said today. Toronto Star


A newly identified strain of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis leaves patients "virtually untreatable," officials with the World Health Organization warn. www.cbc.ca