LONDON - BRITAIN has one of the lowest rape conviction rates in Europe and is taking an unconventional step to fix the problem by asking advice from victims.

The government's Home Office, which is responsible for policing, has said authorities would survey rape victims about how they think the criminal justice system is serving them. It's one of a series of steps the government is taking to tackle the problem.

LOS ANGELES - A MAN has been convicted in a lucrative scheme to buy and sell human body parts donated to a University of California medical school.

A jury found Ernest Nelson guilty of conspiracy to commit grand theft, grand theft by embezzlement and tax evasion.

NEW YORK - A COURT-appointed trustee unraveling Bernard Madoff's massive fraud signaled on Thursday that he may go after the disgraced financier's family to pay victim claims, which have grown to almost 9,000.

Legal action against the family 'is a matter that's being looked into,' trustee Irving Picard said during a telephone conference call with reporters.