Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
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Crime Sep 22, 2013
Shooter's erratic, violent behavior overlooked
Aaron Alexis’ erratic and violent behavior was ignored, overlooked or dismissed for nine years by police, the military, the Department of Veterans Affairs and his employer, creating a series of missed opportunities that might have stopped the Washington Navy Yard gunman, according to records ...
Crime | Focus Sep 22, 2013
Alexis was atypical Buddhist
by Michelle Boorstein and Elizabeth Tenety
Aaron Alexis had a gold Buddha in his room, a regular meditation practice and a gun with him “at all times,” according to a friend. At one point, he aspired to be a monk. He wound up a killer. Of the many details that ...
Crime Sep 22, 2013
Peru bishop ousted over abuse charges
Pope Francis has removed a Roman Catholic bishop who is suspected of sexually abusing minors in Peru. Gabino Miranda, 53, was removed as part of the pope’s “zero tolerance” policy against abuse, said the Rev. Luis Bambaren, the retired former chief of the Peruvian ...
Crime Sep 20, 2013
Gunman's erratic behavior probed
Investigators focused Thursday on the erratic behavior of a former U.S. Navy reservist whom law enforcement officials say had reported hearing voices before shooting dead 12 people at a military base in Washington earlier this week. The Department of Veterans Affairs said Aaron Alexis ...
Crime Sep 19, 2013
Capitol Police were ordered to leave Navy Yard
U.S. Capitol Police officials are reviewing reports that tactical team members were ordered to leave the scene after they responded to Monday’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. A Capitol Police officer said he thinks officers could have made a quick entry into the ...
Crime Sep 19, 2013
Austrian gunman 'killed himself'
Austrian officials say an examination of a charred body that is believed to be that of the gunman who killed three policemen and a paramedic Tuesday shows he apparently killed himself with a shot to the head. Police found the body early Wednesday behind ...
Crime Sep 19, 2013
Frenchman dies in Egyptian jail
France’s Foreign Ministry said a Frenchman died while in police custody in the Egyptian capital. The ministry said Tuesday it was seeking details about the death of the man, whom Egyptian authorities say was killed by cellmates while in police custody in Cairo. Egyptian ...
Crime | Focus Sep 18, 2013
For world, U.S. gun violence is new norm
by Anthony Faiola and Karla Adam
Jimmy Davis, a 41-year-old London disc jockey, was saddened when he heard about the latest mass shooting in the United States. But like much of the world after the attack Monday at Washington’s Navy Yard, he was no longer shocked. The United States is ...
Crime Sep 18, 2013
Federal gun laws failed to block Washington Navy Yard shooter
The gunman who killed 12 people before being shot dead by police at the Washington Navy Yard had a history of violent outbursts, was at least twice accused of firing guns in anger and was in the early stages of treatment for serious mental ...
Crime Sep 15, 2013
Mubarak back in court for retrial
Egypt’s ailing former President Hosni Mubarak was back in court Saturday on charges of complicity in the deaths of protesters in 2011, with former officials to be questioned over his alleged role. The 85-year-old was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair for the ...
Crime Sep 14, 2013
Yemen probes 8-year-old child bride's death
Yemen is investigating the reported death of an 8-year-old girl from injuries suffered on the first night of her marriage to a man in his 40s. The government has formed a committee “to verify the reports about the death of the girl, named Rawan, ...
Crime Sep 13, 2013
Congress bickers as U.S. government shutdown looms
As their leaders sniped over who is to blame, divided American lawmakers careened Thursday toward a budget deadline that could see the U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1. The debate over how to fund government is pushing Congress to the brink for a ...