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Japan under curfew in South Africa

Japan's soccer team is under a security curfew ahead of Saturday's exhibition game at World Cup host South Africa.

NJ city considers adult curfew after crime spate

Curfews might not be just for kids anymore in one northern New Jersey city.

It's curtains for LA suburban mayor's night job

Curfews usually target gang members and delinquents — not a city mayor.

Late-night Calif. mayor must leave City Hall by 11

Fed up with the nocturnal work habits of its mayor, a California city council has approved a curfew limiting how late she can work at City Hall.

Authorities lift curfew in Indian Kashmir

Schools, businesses and government offices reopened Tuesday and vehicles were back on the streets in Indian Kashmir as authorities lifted a two-day curfew in the troubled Himalayan region.

Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators

Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day.

Analysis: Bush holds Washington blame-free

How did it happen, America's grave financial crisis? President Bush offered a bunch of explanations but held Washington completely blameless, painting a picture of a government standing innocently on the sidelines as the economy went off the rails.

Houston issues weeklong curfew after Hurricane Ike

Houston officials have issued a weeklong curfew for the city devastated by Hurricane Ike.

Parts of Houston under curfew as Ike nears

Parts of Houston and surrounding areas have been put under a curfew order as Hurricane Ike approaches.

Crime-ridden Arkansas town expands 24-hour curfew

Officers armed with military rifles have been stopping and questioning passers-by in a neighborhood plagued by violence that's been under a 24-hour curfew for a week.

16 youths off Hartford, Conn. streets in sweep

Police took 16 young people off the streets on the first night of a curfew crackdown in response to escalating violence, officials said.

Iraqi Gov't Lifts Curfew After 4 Days

Iraqi authorities say a citywide curfew aimed at stopping Shiite militia violence will be lifted on Monday morning.

Police: US Airstrike Kills 8 in Basra

A U.S. warplane strafed a house in the southern city of Basra, killing eight civilians, including two women and a child, Iraqi police said Saturday.

Police: Teen Pulled Heists, Kept Curfew

A teenager says he held up a dozen businesses in part to get "gas money" but made sure the heists wouldn't make him miss curfew or church on Sundays with his mom.

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A rude awakening for youths out too late
Source: The L.A. Times

O.C. authorities round up teenagers and call their parents to stress curfew enforcement. The black-and-white patrol cars headed out at 10 p.m. carrying hundreds of officers from nearly every law enforcement agency in Orange County.

Pashto film released in Swat on Eid day
Source: The Dawn Media Group

MINGORA: Film shows and other forms of entertainment returned to Swat district on Monday, after about three years.

Montana girl pleads guilty to trying to poison father's Jell-O after fight over missed curfew
Source: wtkr.com

A 15-year-old Montana girl has admitted trying to poison her father using Jell-O laced with lamp oil.

Press Freedom Under Attack in Honduras
Source: americasquarterly.org

More than two weeks after a military coup ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, a superficial calm has returned to the country: protests have slowed and the interim government has repealed the curfew in place since June 28.    

Iraq curfew in some Christian areas after church bombs
Source: Reuters

The ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Mosul imposed a curfew on vehicles in Christian neighborhoods Monday, responding to a spate of bomb attacks targeting churches in Baghdad, police said.

U.S. Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Pakistan
Source: The New York Times

As Pakistan escalates military operations against a top Taliban leader, the United States has resumed secret military surveillance drone flights over the country's tribal areas to provide Pakistani commanders with a wide array of videos and other information on militants, accordi …

Riots in India after Vienna killing
Source: Independent.co.uk

A Sikh preacher died today after being wounded in an attack on his temple in Vienna, by a group of fundamentalist Sikhs armed with knives and a handgun, police said...

Rochester Rescinds Youth Curfew
Source: The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Mayor Robert Duffy rescinded the city's curfew Tuesday after the state Court of Appeals struck down the 2½-year-old ordinance, ruling it unconstitutional.

Police fire on Kashmir protesters
Source: BBC News

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired on thousands of protesters demonstrating against the alleged rape and murder of two young women...

Pakistan: The Swat Offensive After One Month
Source: Pakistanpal.Wordpress

Pakistan's military offensive against the Taliban has been in progress for one month. Military forces have begun intense fighting in Mingora, the Swat district headquarters, but are facing logistical challenges from the millions of internally displaced people.

Killing of Sikh leader sparks riots in India
Source: irishtimes.com

TWO PROTESTERS were shot dead by police in northern India's Punjab state yesterday as rioters rampaged across the province after a widely revered, low-caste Sikh religious leader died in a clash between rival groups at a Sikh temple in Vienna, Austria.

Swat – a report from the frontline
Source: The News International

Recently an AIRRA (Aryana Institute for Regional Research and Advocacy - an Islamabad-based research organisation) investigation team went to some parts of Swat that had been under army attacks.

37 militants, 24 civilians killed in Swat air strikes - Taliban continue to hold Mingora
Source: Pakistan Observer

Peshawar-As the insurgents continue to occupy most of Mingora City including all the important government offices in Malakand division , the PAF gunship helicopters went for incessant bombings of the militants hideouts in Swat and the outskirts specially of Mingora the emerald mi …

Politicians call for Rosengard curfew
Source: The Local

Politicians from the Moderate and Sweden Democrat parties in Malmö are calling for a nighttime curfew for youth in the Rosengård neighbourhood, claiming that the situation at the Herrgården housing area has become untenable.

Countess's breakfast ruined as butler does porridge
Source: Guardian Unlimited

In almost all respects, Gary Lindley is the perfect butler. He is industrious, usually impeccably behaved and, most important of all, makes the most splendid scrambled eggs.

Man has electronic tag fitted to false leg
Source: Telegraph

Bret Ravenhill, 29, was given the tag to ensure he obeyed a curfew after being convicted for the possession of cannabis. He said a Group 4 security worker failed to notice that his left leg was made of metal and detachable.

Curfew placed on Calif. mayor
Source: USA Today

SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Fed up with the nocturnal work habits of its mayor, a California city council has approved a curfew limiting how late she can work at City Hall.

Vista approves daytime curfew for youths
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

Curfews are being implemented in more and more places. The purpose is to control gang activity in the youth of America. Things have really sunk to a low level. Walking the streets at night used to be a problem that was partially alleviated by street lights.

Curfew Passes in Marion S.C.
Source:

MARION, SC (WMBF) - Parents in Marion will no longer have to worry about their children staying out to all hours of the morning, as the city begins a new curfew program on Monday.

"Papiere, Bitte!" -- Arkansas City Imposes 24-hour Curfew, ACLU Cries 'Foul'
Source: CNN

Officers armed with military rifles, some with laser sights, have been stopping and questioning passers-by in a neighborhood plagued by violence that's been under a 24-hour curfew for a week. Chief Fred Fielder says only those acting nervous or lacking good reasons for being out …

Hartford beefs up teen curfew after shootings
Source: Yahoo! News

"Hartford police will detain anyone younger than 18 who violates the city's curfew in the next month in response to recent violence, including a weekend shooting that killed a man and wounded six young people, officials said Monday."

'Pub ban' order for wife killer
Source: BBC News

A judge has told a Glasgow pensioner that stopping him going to the pub was a "more meaningful" sentence than a prison term for killing his wife.

Young crims face curfews in Australian first
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Young offenders could face curfews, strict limitations on their movements and controls on who they socialise with in an Australian-first program to be piloted in New South Wales.

Principles for Parenting the Adolescent with ADHD
Source: add.org

Teenagers with ADHD often pose challenges to even the most experienced parents. Parents are often so taken aback by the adolescent's behavior or attitudes that it is difficult to consider how to respond at that moment.

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