
6 hours ago - By Cheryl Wittenauer, Associated Press Writer
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...
Nov 20 - By Associated Press
Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
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.

Nov 17 - By Eva Vergara, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 13 - By Sergei Venyavsky, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 8 - By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press Writer
Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying Honduras' top prosecutor, but neither he nor his bodyguards were harmed, police said Sunday.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
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.

Nov 5 - By Tom Odula, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 1 - By Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Writer
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.
Nov 1 - By Associated Press
The U.S. military says insurgents have killed two members of the international force in Afghanistan in bomb attacks.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
A group that monitors violence in prime-time television says it's concerned about women being more frequent targets.

Oct 28 - By Rob Harris, AP Sports Writer
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.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
Suspected Muslim insurgents shot and killed two Buddhist civilians in separate drive-by attacks in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police said Wednesday.
Oct 27 - By Associated Press
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.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
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.
Oct 23 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
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:

Oct 20 - By Stephen Wilson, AP Sports Writer
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.

Oct 19 - By Bradley Brooks, Associated Press Writer
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.

Oct 18 - By Flora Charner, Associated Press Writer
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.

Oct 18 - By Flora Charner, Associated Press Writer
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.

Oct 17 - By Flora Charner, Associated Press Writer
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.
Oct 13 - By Carley Petesch, Associated Press Writer
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.

Oct 7 - By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writer
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.

Oct 6 - By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Writer
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.