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'Day of Outrage' takes stand against violence

Residents of a broken north St. Louis neighborhood called Monday for a restoration of hope and dignity, and in Atlanta, the Rev. Al Sharpton declared war on community violence and drug dealers. Complete Story...

Serbian police make arrest in soccer fan death

Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago.

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing

Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.

Cyprus soccer fans will need IDs for tickets

Soccer authorities in Cyprus say all fans will need to show state identity cards to buy tickets for domestic league matches in a bid to curb violence at games.

Chile applies dictator-era law to Indian violence

Small groups of Mapuche Indians have so rattled Chile by seizing forests, burning buses and attacking police to demand land and autonomy that the leftist government has turned to dictatorship-era measures to quell the violence.

Russian says troops kill 20 militants in Chechnya

Government forces have killed more than 20 militants in Chechnya, and a bomb blast at a cemetery in a neighboring province killed three relatives visiting the grave of a police officer slain by insurgents, law enforcement authorities said.

Gunmen ambush, shoot at Honduras AG; no injuries

Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying Honduras' top prosecutor, but neither he nor his bodyguards were harmed, police said Sunday.

Fuel convoy hit in eastern Afghanistan

An Afghan police official says at least two private security guards have been wounded and two fuel tankers set on fire in eastern Afghanistan when militants attacked a supply convoy for NATO forces.

ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial.

2 women accuse Raiders coach of violent behavior

The former wife of Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable and a recent girlfriend claim Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women, and asked that he seek help for his anger.

US: 2 members of NATO-led force killed in attacks

The U.S. military says insurgents have killed two members of the international force in Afghanistan in bomb attacks.

Group worries about violence against women on TV

A group that monitors violence in prime-time television says it's concerned about women being more frequent targets.

English FA investigates Man United fan violence

England's Football Association launched an investigation Wednesday after Manchester United supporters were accused of causing substantial damage to Barnsley's stadium by ransacking catering areas during a League Cup match.

Suspected insurgents kill 2 in restive Thai south

Suspected Muslim insurgents shot and killed two Buddhist civilians in separate drive-by attacks in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police said Wednesday.

Mexican farm leader, 14 others killed

The leader of a Mexican farmworkers' organization and 14 other people were killed in a mass shooting in the northern Mexico state of Sonora, an official said Saturday.

France: Manslaughter inquiry dropped

A French magistrate has dropped a manslaughter investigation into a crash involving a motorbike and a police car that killed two teenagers and sparked riots in 2007, a lawyer for the boys' families said Monday.

A list of alleged drug leaders sought by Brazil

Profiles of some of the major alleged drug traffickers being sought by Brazilian police in their quest to quash rampant violent crime prior to the 2016 Olympics:

IOC confident in Rio despite new wave of violence

The IOC expressed confidence Tuesday that Brazil will deliver a safe Olympics in 2016 despite the weekend violence between rival drug gangs that killed 21 people in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio battles entrenched crime prior to Olympics

They go by names like "Scooby" and "Big Baby" but carry the best weapons money can buy, are accused of torturing cops and even managed to shoot down a police helicopter.

Brazil vows safe Olympics after 14 killed in Rio

At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead.

Brazil pledges Olympic security after Rio violence

Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.

Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead

Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Report: More than 1,000 killed in eastern Congo

More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said Tuesday.

Gov't: Over 60 percent of kids exposed to violence

Justice Department officials said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence in their daily lives — but a leading criminologist warned the government-sponsored survey may be lumping serious and minor incidents together.

Mafia, violent criminals turn to Medicare fraud

Lured by easier money and shorter prison sentences, Mafia figures and other violent criminals are increasingly moving into Medicare fraud and spilling blood over what was once a white-collar crime.

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Abused by their own children
Source: BBC News

"Most of the violence is perpetrated by children aged 13 to 15, according to the organisation. But some parents call up about children as young as three, or grown-up offspring in their late 20s.

Two Men Open Fire at Crowded Gas Station With One Target in Mind
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At approximately 9:00pm Sunday, a crowd of about 100 people were gathered at an Orlando gas station. It is a popular hangout and there is often a crowd there. The something went very wrong.

DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | Karachi areas tense as SSP leaders laid to rest
Source: DAWN.COM

KARACHI: A former leader of the outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan who suffered bullet wounds in a late Thursday night ambush, which left another prominent leader dead, passed away at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in the early hours of Saturday.

SEIU Fixing the Vote in Fresno
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A few weeks ago we reported on how the Services Employees International Union was attempting to fix the vote in Sonoma County, California so that Sonoma's in-home healthcare workers would end up with SEIU representation instead of NUHW representation.

Darby officials disappointed by turnout for anti-violence march - The Delaware County Daily Times : Serving Delaware County, PA(DelcoTimes.com)
Source: Delaware County Times

Darby Officials made a failed attempt to organize an anti-violence March in its most recent efforts to gain public support so they can get enough cooperation to solve some of their crimes. Particularly two recent murders that occurred in which residents refuse to come forward.

Police: Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seat
Source: Yahoo! News

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said.

Best Joke Of The Week
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Sarah Palin says that she felt ambushed when Katie Couric asked her what newspaper she read. This coming from a woman who shoots wolves from a helicopter!

Why Canada can't stop bullies - Parentcentral.ca
Source: parentcentral.ca

Daniel Sebben was just 13 when the taunts began. Day after day, for the next three years, the Newmarket high school student faced homophobic slurs, insults and verbal abuse from a group of six boys.

Security cars tail school buses -
Source: Yahoo! News

WA school buses have become so lawless that security cars are tailing them to keep order. Transperth has stepped up school bus security in recent weeks as part of State Government measures to increase safety on public transport.

First Forensic Nurses Week Highlights the Problems of Violence
Source: Nursezone.com

Nov. 9. 2009 - "Violence is a Health Care Problem" is the theme of the first Forensic Nurses Week, taking place November 9-13, 2009. This week, which is expected to become an annual event, was created to honor and celebrate forensic nurses.

CyberSpace a new gang related tool for communication
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Trying to halt gang related & or illegal communication was ineffective when we were addressing normal "conversation"; speaking to one another. Why would Law enforcement feel like cyberspace is off limits? When there's a will there's a way.

Girl bullies guilty of fall death
Source: BBC News

wo teenage girls have been found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window in south-east London. Kemi Ajose, 19, and Hatice Can, 15, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 19-year-old Rosimeiri Boxall.

Veteran's Day Op Ed: The Violence Within is the Veteran without
Source: wilderside.wordpress.com

It's time to take care of your troops, America. We are mired in violence and gun lust, post traumatic stress and substance; outward anxiety and inward extremism. Maj. Nidal Hassan is one of us.

Islam Bashers Repent
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

What does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …

Potential for criminal behavior evident at age 3
Source: Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who don't show normal fear responses to loud, unpleasant sounds at the age of 3 may be more likely to commit crimes as adults, according to a new study.

Gay Puerto Rican Teen Decapitated, Dismembered, and Burned
Source: Daily. Gay. News

The police agent that is handling this case said on a public televised statement that 'people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen'. As If the boy murdered Jorge Steven Lopez was asking to get killed..."

Mayhem erupts throughout city after appeal to end violence
Source: Chicago Tribune

After community activists pleaded Saturday for a day without killing, violence erupted throughout the city after the stroke of midnight on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead and several injured.

Does Islam Breed Violence?
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.

Pearl Harbor, Ft. Hood... what should we do with all those Muslims?

While in the midst of the aftermath of the Ft. Hood shooting, I'm left with thoughts rushing my mind which often happens this time of year. A person which used to be close to my heart was born on Dec. 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. Not in 1941 but that is not so important.

Scott Roeder Misguided Follower

In the 1990s, Roeder worked as a manufacturing assemblyman. • Roeder reportedly subscribed to Prayer and Action News, a magazine that advocated "justifiable homicide" as a way of protesting abortion.

When girls wear tuxes and boys wear heels
Source: Adolescent Sexuality

The Western world has been divided into male/female for many years. This division is slowly dissolving, and not surprisingly it is our young people who are pushing this crusade.

Violence over Abortion

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973),[1] a landmark case decided by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion, is one of the most controversial and politically significant cases in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Elana Sztokman | Woman�s baby grabbed from her arm in Meah Shearim: Her �punishment� for being on the �men�s� side of the s
Source: blog.elanasztokman.com

Here's the latest news in the radical extremist, violent culture of sex-segregation in certain areas in Israel: According to today's Yediot Aharonot, a woman had her baby snatched from her arms by a haredi man in Meah Shearim.

Women in Peril: A Look at TV's Disturbing New Storyline Trend
Source: parentstv.org

PDF Violence and the notion of women in peril have played a role in entertainment for centuries. But in recent years, storylines depicting violence against females are being shown more graphically and in ways that have not been seen in the history of television.

Hannity concocts smear that Obama at fault for Ft. Hood shooting
Source: Media Matters for America

"Sean Hannity speculated that "there is a chance our government knew all about" alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan "and did nothing because nobody wanted to be called an Islamophobe," "

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