WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States warned key ally Germany on Monday that it should do more to stop a tide of sex workers arriving for this month's soccer World Cup, and accused 12 nations of failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers and forced laborers.

Taiwan-  A man who had been on a train that derailed, killing his wife, committed suicide after police revealed that he was a suspect in the case. One of the prime suspects in the sabotage that caused a recent train derailment -- who in a Hitchcock-esque twist was also the husband of the only woman who died in the incident -- hanged himself yesterday, police said.

Một phụ nữ Việt Nam, cô Trần Thị Hồng Thắm, lấy chồng Ðài Loan đã thiệt mạng sau một tai nạn xe lửa tại Ðài Loan hôm 17 tháng Ba năm 2006. Tuy nhiên cơ quan điều tra đang nghi vấn cô đã bị người chồng đầu độc để lấy tiền bảo hiểm. Bài viết dưới đây được trích từ VietCatholic News hôm 8 tháng Tư năm 2006.

The Boston Globe

Forum Stresses Growing Problem of Human Trafficking

Legislation filed to hike penalties
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff  |  March 26, 2006
Slavery still exists -- not just in distant countries but on the streets of Massachusetts, said professors, politicians, and social service workers yesterday in the region's first conference on human trafficking.