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Two monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand's deep south
Gunmen in Thailand's deep south shot dead two Buddhist monks and wounded two others inside a temple, police said Saturday, capping a week of deadly violence as the prime minister vowed to "punish" those responsible. Black-clad assailants carrying rifles crept into Rattanaupap temple in Narathiwat ...
Chicago police officer who shot black teen Laquan McDonald sentenced to seven years
The white Chicago officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, ending an explosive case that arose from one of America's most graphic dashcam videos and added fuel to debates about race and policing ...
Colombia blames ELN negotiators for car bombing that killed 21, demands Cuba arrest them
Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday demanded Cuba arrest 10 peace negotiators from the National Liberation Army after his government blamed the leftist group for a car bombing against a police academy that left 21 dead and dozens more wounded. In a televised address, the ...
Chicago police officers acquitted of trying to cover up killing of black teen Laquan McDonald
Three Chicago officers were acquitted Thursday of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of a black teenager by a white officer who was seen pulling the trigger on the shocking dashcam video that showed Laquan McDonald getting hit with 16 bullets. In rejecting the ...
Outrage in Ghana after reporter who helped expose soccer corruption is gunned down
A Ghanian undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African soccer has been shot dead in the capital, triggering widespread outrage and demands for authorities to bring his killers to justice. Ahmed Husein, 34, was gunned down as he returned to his home in the ...
Tokyo High Court upholds life term for Filipino man over gang rape and murder of student in 2004
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a Filipino man to life imprisonment for the 2004 gang rape and murder of a university student in Ibaraki Prefecture. According to the rulings, Jerico Mori Lampano, 37, conspired with two other ...
Poles place candles and fly flags at half-staff for slain Gdansk mayor; three arrested
Flags flew at half-staff and people signed condolence books at municipal buildings across Poland and in diplomatic missions abroad on Tuesday as the nation mourned the stabbing death of the popular liberal mayor of Gdansk. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski said police have arrested three ...
Son gets 30-year prison sentence for killing and dismembering mom in Hawaii
A man who admitted to killing and dismembering his mother during an argument in their Honolulu apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Yu Wei Gong was charged with murder after he called police in 2017 to turn himself in after a suicide ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced a tough balancing act Monday as he pressed Saudi Arabia's crown prince over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder while shoring up strategic ties with Riyadh. The top U.S. diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, held talks with King ...
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to tell Saudi Arabia to hold Khashoggi's killers 'accountable'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday arrived in Riyadh, where he is set to ask Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ensure the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable. The top U.S. diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, embarked ...
Former kidnap victims say Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs needs space, time to heal
Katie Beers' joy quickly turned to deep concern when she learned 13-year-old Jayme Closs had been found alive in rural Wisconsin nearly three months after police say a man shot and killed her parents and then abducted the girl from their home. "She is going ...
Wisconsin kidnapping and killing suspect lived under the radar
The man suspected of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents with a shotgun nearly three months ago appears to have led an unremarkable existence until that fateful night, blending into the state's vast northwestern forests. Jake Thomas Patterson grew up in Gordon, a ...
