They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.
In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.
Missing Persons
Rescuers Find Body of American Hiker Who Was Missing in Pyrenees
Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from in early July. Rescue workers found his body on Aug. 8, the Spanish police said.
Alec Luhn, Missing American Journalist, Found Alive in Norway
Rescue workers found Mr. Luhn, a journalist who had not been heard from for days after setting off alone in a Norwegian national park.
Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway
A search was underway Tuesday for Alec Luhn, 38, who was last heard from five days ago at the start of a solo hike.
TV Show Helps Identify Mother and Child Found Dead in Rome Park, and a Suspect
When two bodies were found in a popular Roman park, Italians wanted answers. A TV program specializing in missing people helped identify them, and a suspect.
Rescuers Seek American Hiker Missing for Days in the Pyrenees
Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from on July 9, when he told friends he was putting his phone into airplane mode ahead of a mountain hike in Spain.
Mexico Sentences 10 Men to 140 Years Each in Prison for Links to Killing at Cartel Ranch
The men were convicted of killing one person and disappearing two others at a ranch in Jalisco state, where the authorities found piles of shoes, clothing and hundreds of personal items.
How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing
Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains.
Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal
Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner.
South African Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trafficking Missing Daughter, 6
The girl, Joshlin Smith, is still missing, and the case has haunted South Africa. Prosecutors said that the mother was addicted to drugs and had sold the girl for about $1,100.