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Man eyed in prostitute deaths still feels targeted

"We know you did it."

Teen may be victim of 1970s Houston serial killer

A medical examiner in Texas believes she has found another victim of a serial killer who terrorized Houston in the early 1970s.

Suspected Wis. serial killer wants separate trials

A man accused in a string of Milwaukee killings is seeking to have the cases tried separately. If granted, that would be harder for prosecutors to link details from the seven cases.

Birmingham court dismisses suit against Drummond

A federal court in Birmingham has dismissed a lawsuit against Drummond Company Inc. but is allowing plaintiffs in another case to amend their complaint claiming the company funded a paramilitary group allegedly responsible for dozens of killings in Colombia.

Calif. man indicted in 4 Va. bludgeoning deaths

An aspiring California rapper has been indicted on capital murder charges in the deaths of four people found bludgeoned to death at a central Virginia home in September.

Police: Zimbabwe man kills 3 children with ax

Zimbabwe's state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe's most brutal crime in recent years.

Judge's aide, guards in Guatemala cases killed

An assistant to the judge handling the case of a man who blamed his death on Guatemala's president has himself been killed by gunmen.

2 dead, 1 wounded in S. Calif. car rental shooting

Police say a shooting that killed two men and wounded a third in a desert town near Palm Springs was a murder-suicide.

UN investigator warns US on use of drones

A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law.

Bangladesh police: Man confesses to 11 slayings

A man in eastern Bangladesh, who was being questioned about a theft, surprised a court by confessing to killing 11 women in the past three years after a woman refused to marry him, police said Monday.

Jail for Brazil TV crime host accused in killings

A former TV crime show host and state legislator accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings turned himself in to authorities Friday and was jailed on homicide and drug trafficking charges.

Calif. AG issues arrest warrant in 1981 case

The California attorney general's office has issued an arrest warrant in a 28-year-old triple homicide case in Riverside County.

Singer: Slayings off limits to horrorcore rappers

The quadruple murder allegedly committed by a horrorcore music fanatic is just the kind of scenario so-called "death rappers" write songs about.

Milwaukee man ordered to trial in serial killings

A judge has ordered a Milwaukee man accused of killing seven women over 21 years to stand trial.

Correction: Virginia Killings story

In a Sept. 22 story about an aspiring rapper suspected in the slayings of four people, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the suspect's friend. The correct spelling is Andres Shrim, not Shirm.

Va. pastor among 4 killed remembered at funeral

Church members and friends are remembering the Rev. Mark Niederbrock as a father devoted to God who struggled with his daughter's fixation on macabre music.

Accused Milwaukee serial killer must stand strial

A judge has ordered a Milwaukee man accused of killing seven women over 21 years to stand trial.

Mo. woman sentenced for kidnapping of Kansas girl

A 43-year-old Missouri woman who already has been sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences for a 2006 crime spree has been given another one.

Suit claims Milwaukee police coerced witnesses

A man who served 13 years in prison before his homicide conviction was overturned sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Thursday, the same day authorities filed new charges against a man whose DNA they say was found on the victim.

Brazil: TV host accused of targeting judge

A lead prosecutor on Wednesday accused a television crime show host of attempting to have a federal judge assassinated, adding to allegations that he set up killings to boost his TV ratings.

Relatives accuse Pakistan forces in Swat killings

Nearly three months after Pakistan retook the Swat Valley from the Taliban, bloodied corpses are still turning up on the streets. This time, the victims are suspected militants — and the killers are alleged to be security forces.

Officials: NYC man killed 4 of girlfriend's cats

A self-employed graphic designer methodically killed at least four of his girlfriend's cats and tortured two others while the unsuspecting woman continued to adopt new ones over a four-month period, authorities said Friday.

Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killed

Militiamen are torturing and killing gay Iraqi men with impunity in a systematic campaign that has spread from Baghdad to several other cities, a prominent human rights group said in a report.

Suspect in 1964 civil rights worker killings dies

Federal authorities will continue to investigate the 1964 Mississippi killings of three civil rights workers — a case that helped pass landmark legislation — despite the death of a key suspect, the Justice Department says.

Death penalty sought for 3 tied to border group

Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to seek the death penalty against the leader of an anti-illegal immigrant group and two others charged in an Arizona home invasion that left a 9-year-old girl and her father dead.

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Ft. Hood and Islam (Muslims): The Most Intolerant Religion, As Practiced, in the World Today

I am quoting (approximately) myself, from two or more years ago: As PRACTICED in the world today, Islam is an INTOLERANT religion--the most intolerant religion in the world.

Pakistanis back assault on Taliban
Source: BBC News

Pakistani troop morale is high three weeks into the army's assault against the Taliban.

At Least 7 Dead, 12 Wounded in Shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas
Source: FOXNews.com

A mass shooting at Ft. Hood military base in Texas has left at least 7 dead and 12 wounded, officials confirmed to MyFoxDFW.com.

Police Arrest Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing 4
Source: WXII12.COM

MT. AIRY, N.C. -- A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting Mount Airy police said may be the largest mass killing in the city's history.

No justice for India's Sikhs
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Twenty five years ago, on the morning of 1 November 1984, I woke up in London to get ready for school. My parents, of Indian Sikh origin, sat staring at the television screen. Nobody told us to brush our teeth, or to stop messing around with our Ready Brek.

Embargo Ordered on Guinea Due to Atrocities
Source: Impunity Watch

ABUJA, Nigeria - West African nations have ordered an arms embargo on Guinea and accused the military government of carrying out "atrocities" and "mass human rights violations" during an anti-government protest last month.

Honour Killings In Haryana
Source: Counter Currents

"Only whores choose their own partners.... Recently an educated couple married against the samaj's (community's) wishes in Jhajjar. We hail the panchayat's decision to execute them...The government cannot protect this atyachar (immoral behaviour)....

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan in video beating probe
Source: BBC News

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool explains the background to the video Pakistan's army has ordered a probe into a video posted on social networking site Facebook that appears to show soldiers abusing Taliban.

Slain girl on Bay Area rapper's MySpace
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

excerpt: ""You are my one and only everything," wrote Niederbrock, who counted down the days until McCroskey planned to visit her.

Calif. rapper charged with killing Va. pastor -
Source: msnbc.com

A California man who rapped about the thrill of killing has been charged in the slaying of a rural Virginia pastor found dead with three others inside the home of his estranged wife, a college professor, authorities said Sunday.

Workers cleaning up shore find beheaded animals
Source: 10connects.com

Volunteer workers helping clean up Tampa's shoreline found more than just trash -- three beheaded animals.

India: Illegal detention of 11 year old girl in Manipur must be investigated
Source: Amnesty International

Amnesty International is calling for the government of India to launch an independent investigation into allegations that an 11 year old girl was illegally detained by police in the state of Manipur to force her parents - suspected of links with local armed opposition groups to g …

Flawed Policies

In her marvelous book—The March of Folly—Barbara Tuchman talks of the 25 long years for which the US persisted with a flawed and disastrous policy in Viet-Nam. The torture and killings ended with a defeat for the US.

2 Killings Stoke Kashmiri Rage at Indian Force
Source: The New York Times

SHOPIAN, Kashmir - On a sunny late spring afternoon, Asiya and Nilofar Jan left home to tend to their family's apple orchard. Along the way they passed a gantlet of police camps wreathed in razor wire as they crossed the bridge over the ankle-deep Rambi River.

DAWN.COM | Columnists | Proud of being Pakistani?
Source: dawn.com

Irfan Hussain writes about the Gojra Christian killings and publishes a letter he received from a priest who had knowledge of the situation and explains what the fuss was.

Runaway Ohio teen: 'My Muslim father wants to kill me!'
Source: Examiner

The clash between cultures is becoming ever more obvious in headlines in the U.S. and other Western countries, such as this one about a young girl terrified of being murdered by her Muslim father because she converted to Christianity.

Indian police accused of abuses
Source: BBC News

Police in India are guilty of widespread human rights violations, including beatings, torture and illegal killings, a new report alleges.

Murder of another Filipino journalist prompts UNESCO condemnation
Source: UN News Centre

[Manila, Philippines] 1 July 2009 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today deplored the recent murder of a radio commentator in the Philippines, the fourth such killing of a journalist in the Asian country this year.

Khan of Kalat seeks world help on Baluchistan
Source: The News International

The De Jure Ruler of Baluchistan, Khan of Kalat Suleman Daud, has rejected offers from Islamabad to return to Pakistan and has vowed to knock the doors of the International Court of Justice to get the legitimacy and sovereign status of Baluchistan recognized.

Report: South Carolina Serial Killer Suspect Is Dead - ABC News
Source: ABC News

Burgler killed by police in North Carolina is believed to be the South Carolina serial killer.

Iranian president allegedly involved in Vienna murders
Source: austriantimes.at

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was part of a death squad that killed three Kurds in Austria, it was claimed today (Thurs).

At least 43 killed in Iran in first five days of nationwide uprising
Source: maryam-rajavi.com

At least 43 people have been killed by agents of the Revolutionary Guards, anti-riot force and other suppressive forces during the first five days of the people's nationwide uprising, the social department of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran said, adding that some we …

Lawlessness in the Hills of Assam
Source: Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses

Following the arrest of one of the most wanted insurgent leaders of Assam, the state government must immediately act tough against other insurgent groups operating in the hill districts of the state.

Kashmir-Shopian Tragedy
Source: News From Bangladesh

Entire nation has been in deep shock and anguish over the deplorable incident of Shopian in which two women were allegedly raped and murdered.

40 years after Manson murders, a bid for parole
Source: CNN

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The woman who stabbed pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death will be considered for parole from prison a month after the 40th anniversary of the killings that cast a shadow of fear over southern California.Susan Atkins, 61, has been denied parole i …

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