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Kenyan Killings 'Planned'
Kenyan Killings 'Planned'
Jan 21, 2008 5:38 AM CST

Kenyan Killings 'Planned'

Flyers, arms distribution point to orchestrated violence

(Newser) - As the death toll in Kenya's ongoing ethnic violence continued to mount yesterday, evidence indicates that some of the horrific bloodshed was carefully planned, the New York Times reports. Flyers warned of ethnic killings—now responsible for at least 650 deaths in the past month—even before December's controversial presidential...

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06
LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06
Jan 11, 2008 7:18 PM CST

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

Crackdown on 11 most dangerous groups by wide range of agencies credited

(Newser) - Los Angeles gang killings dropped 27% from the 2006 high of nearly 300, reports the Los Angeles Times. The city reported 216 gang-related killings in 2007, which still accounted for more than half of all homicides in Los Angeles. Authorities credited the reduction to a program that used police, federal...

Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

He spent time in institutions for psychiatric problems

(Newser) - The Omaha youth who went on a shooting rampage in a busy mall spent much of his later teen years in institutions and foster care because of behavioral and psychiatric problems, CNN reports. Robert Hawkins' trouble began five years ago, when he was sent to a treatment center after threatening...

Police Raid Kills 8 As Chechen Violence Spreads

Spillover violence from neighboring Chechnya

(Newser) - In the latest incident of Chechen violence spreading to bordering regions, Russian police killed at least 8 militants in a house raid in neighboring republic of Dagestan today, the AP reports. Police, who were acting on a tip about an armed gang in the capital Makhachkala, are still searching for...

US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet
US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet
Oct 1, 2007 3:11 PM CDT

US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

September stats are lowest since summer of 2006

(Newser) - The death tolls among US soldiers and Iraqi civilians both fell significantly in September, hitting their lowest levels since the summer of 2006. Civilian deaths dropped 50% to 988, compared to 1,975 in August. The American death toll in September was 64, the fewest casualties since July 2006, the...

Will Lust, Caution Break NC-17 Taboo?

Producer lobbies theaters to show it despite kiss-of-death rating

(Newser) - Ang Lee, who turned taboo into gold with Brokeback Mountain, hopes theaters will show his new flick despite its NC-17 rating. And Hollywood is watching to see if the film — Lust, Caution, an erotic spy thriller — jumps hurdles for other filmmakers. NC-17 has been box office death for...

Rudy Takes Call During NRA Speech
Rudy Takes
Call During
NRA Speech
Sep 21, 2007 7:07 PM CDT

Rudy Takes Call During NRA Speech

Did the missus really phone as he massaged the 2nd Amendment?

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, former gun control-lover,  wasn't exactly killing with a speech to the National Rifle Association today when he interrupted his remarks at the podium—to take a phone call from his wife. After a little lovey-dovey with Judith ("OK, have a safe trip, bye-bye. Talk to you...

TV's "Family Hour" Marked by Sex, Violence

Racier shows like '24' have replaced 'Cosby Show' values, study says

(Newser) - TV's "family hour" is a thing of the past, now an 8-9pm landscape littered with violence and sex, says a study by a parental watchdog group. Broadcasters call the notion outdated, and say parental involvement and V-chips–not censorship– are solutions, the LA Times reports.

As Brits Leave, Basra Crumbles
As Brits Leave, Basra Crumbles
Aug 7, 2007 9:31 AM CDT

As Brits Leave, Basra Crumbles

Former success story turns sour

(Newser) - The southern Iraqi port of Basra was once hailed as a success for coalition troops, but as British forces pull out, the city is devolving into violent conflict typical of Baghdad. Loose political parties and criminal gangs, which the remaining Brits are powerless to control, are fighting to dominate the...

Hitchens: Stop Fearing (and Coddling) Islam

'Threat of violence' behind Muslims' demand for religious respect

(Newser) - Unflappable contrarian Christopher Hitchens asks why he's accused of "insulting 1.5 billion Muslims" whenever he challenges their faith in public. Arguing that no other group takes such umbrage when its empirical beliefs are questioned, the militant secularist concludes that the appeal to Muslims' feelings has an "unmistakable...

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Lawsuits requesting injunctions gain popularity in effort to preempt violence

(Newser) - San Francisco, Fort Worth, and other cities are suing gangs in an effort to curb violence, winning injunctions forbidding members to ride in cars together and even talk to each other on the street. Courts have struck down citywide measures after critics argued they unfairly target minorities, but injunctions against...

2 NYPD Officers Shot
2 NYPD Officers Shot
Jul 9, 2007 7:48 PM CDT

2 NYPD Officers Shot

Officials gun for suspects

(Newser) - One NYPD officer was shot twice in the face and his partner in the left arm in an early-morning attack caught on camera, Newsday reports. The officers were shot in Brooklyn after a routine traffic check on a black BMW SUV indicated the car was stolen. At least two suspects...

11 Die in Gaza Violence
11 Die in Gaza Violence
Jun 12, 2007 5:14 AM CDT

11 Die in Gaza Violence

Despite cease fire, senior Fatah, Hamas figures are assassinated

(Newser) - Violence broke out across the Gaza Strip yesterday, mere hours after a declared cease fire.  Fatah gunmen murdered a senior Hamas member late in the day, followed by the execution of a senior Fatah member outside his home, where he was hit with 45 bullets.

Surge Fails to Quell Baghdad
Surge Fails to Quell Baghdad
Jun 4, 2007 11:18 AM CDT

Surge Fails to Quell Baghdad

US forces control only a third of Iraqi capital, new report says

(Newser) - U.S. and Iraqi forces control only a fraction of Baghdad, despite the three-month-old troop surge. An internal assessment leaked to the Times found two thirds of the city's neighborhoods are still in open rebellion, although surge architects planned to have Baghdad under control by July. “We were way...

Rebels Attack Sri Lankan Naval Base
Rebels Attack Sri Lankan
Naval Base
May 24, 2007 10:27 AM CDT

Rebels Attack Sri Lankan Naval Base

Casualty reports differ; open civil war looms as truce continues to fray

(Newser) - Tamil Tiger rebels overran a naval base in northern Sri Lanka today, killing an undetermined number of sailors and aggravating concerns that civil war threatens the island nation. The Tigers said the fighting lasted 20 minutes and they "found 35 bodies"; the Sri Lankan military reported fewer than 10...

Violence Brings Palestinians to Brink of Civil War

(Newser) - Violence between the Hamas and Fatah factions has brought the Palestinian territories to the brink of civil war, a situation that now directly involves Israel, which launched air strikes on Gaza today. Earlier, Hamas gunmen killed at least five guards as they attacked the home of a Fatah security chief....

Violence Mars Philippine Vote
Violence Mars Philippine Vote
May 15, 2007 6:21 AM CDT

Violence Mars Philippine Vote

(Newser) - Violence, feuds and corruption charges have marred midterm elections in the Philippines. Three people were killed on election day yesterday, bringing the death toll  for the three-month campaign to 110, the BBC reports. Opponents of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo are trying to win enough seats in parliament to impeach her...

General Strike Called After Violent Clashes In Pakistan

Pro-democracy push against Musharraf

(Newser) - A nationwide strike has been called for today in Pakistan, after violence over the weekend left 40 dead in Karachi, the Financial Times reports. Pressure is mounting against military rule by President Pervez Musharraf. "We want to demonstrate that this country is unanimous in opposing the government," said...

Some Mahdis Going Freelance
Some Mahdis Going Freelance
May 2, 2007 1:58 PM CDT

Some Mahdis Going Freelance

What's worse than Moqtada al-Sadr? The Mahdi Army ignoring him

(Newser) - The Madhi Army is letting loose. Officially locked down by leader Moqtada al-Sadr during the troop surge, renegade Mahdis are unleashing a wave of random violence on once-peaceful areas of central and southern Iraq, Newseek reports. That worries even al-Sadr's commanders, who are now seeking U.S. help to control...

Condi Says She'll Talk to Iran
Condi Says She'll
Talk to Iran
Apr 30, 2007 6:45 AM CDT

Condi Says She'll Talk to Iran

Meeting at Iraq conference will be first between US and Iran since 2004

(Newser) - Iran will be attending next week's regional conference on Iraq, the Times reports, offering the first sitdown between the Axis of Evil power and the U.S. in three years. Condoleezza Rice yesterday reiterated accusations that Iran is stirring insurgent violence in Iraq, but also hinted that the meeting in...

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