British police say they've broken up a sophisticated paedophile ring on the Internet in a joint operation resulting in the arrest of one-hundred-and-seven men in twelve countries.

Seven British men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to being part of the ring, known as the Wonderland Club; they'll be sentenced next month.

An eighth man committed suicide after being charged.

All one-hundred-and seven suspects were arrested two years ago in Britain, other European countries, the United States and Australia; police have since recovered nearly three-quarters of a million pictures of sexually abused children -- one of them a three-month-old baby.

To join the club, each potential member had to have at least ten-thousand pictures of pre-teen children and agree to exchange them with other members.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service