UK police target 38 'people of interest' in '07 Madeleine McCann case By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN July 4, 2013 -- Updated 1658 GMT (0058 HKT) Parents of Madeleine McCann with an artist's impression of how their daughter might look at the age of nine on May 2, 2012. UK police identify 38 "people of interest" in connection with Madeleine McCann's vanishing The 3-year-old disappeared in 2007 from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal UK police have been reviewing the evidence from the initial investigations Police: "We continue to believe that there is a possibility that Madeleine is alive" London (CNN) -- UK officers have identified 38 "people of interest" in connection with the disappearance six years ago in Portugal of British toddler Madeleine McCann, the Metropolitan Police said Thursday. McCann disappeared while her family was on vacation on the Algarve coast in 2007. She was a few days shy of her 4th birthday at the time she vanished from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. UK officers who have spent two years reviewing the initial investigations into her disappearance have found "new findings and new witness evidence," a police statement said. Our review has now progressed to a position where we have identified 38 persons of interest. Twelve of those are UK nationals who the police believe were in Portugal at the time the girl went missing. All the others are European nationals. Metropolitan Police officers are talking to authorities in other countries to get more information about them and their potential involvement, the statement said. "We continue to believe that there is a possibility that Madeleine is alive," said Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, who heads the team. It is a positive step in our hunt for Madeleine that our understanding of the evidence has enabled us to shift from review to investigation. CNN's Richard Allen Greene contributed to this report. July 4, 2013 -- Updated 1135 GMT (1935 HKT) He is the new leader of the most populous Arab nation. July 3, 2013 -- Updated 1544 GMT (2344 HKT) Whenever a new baby is on the way, the family can't help but speculate on what the little one might look like. May 15, 2013 -- Updated 1146 GMT (1946 HKT) North Korea said Wednesday that the U.S. citizen it sentenced last month to 15 years of hard labor has begun his stay at a "special prison." Photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz wanted to get to know the Ganges River, capturing stories it had to tell along its 1,200-mile narrative. July 4, 2013 -- Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) Melissa Atkins Wardy launched a petition asking LEGO to make a proposed Female Minifigure Set. July 4, 2013 -- Updated 0937 GMT (1737 HKT) Nearly half of those surveyed say they would like a cinema in airports. But few people reportedly use them.