http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2552-violent-crime.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2552-violent-crime.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101274-judge-promises-openness-chandra-levy-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time why a key prosecution witness could be discredited. Prosecutors and defense attorneys were in court again Tuesday for a hearing in the case of Ingmar Guandique, w... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101274-judge-promises-openness-chandra-levy-case.html 2013-05-21T21:11:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101210-saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. The Interior Ministry said the five were convicted of setting up a gang that carried out several crimes, including the murder of a Saudi man. They were executed on Tues... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101210-saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies.html 2013-05-21T20:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099830-safrican-court-acquits-brother-oscar-pistorius.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitt... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099830-safrican-court-acquits-brother-oscar-pistorius.html 2013-05-21T16:57:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099776-south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife. The bid to force Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to pay an old debt for school fees for her grand-niece failed. Court sheriff John Maluleke and two other officials joined reporters ... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099776-south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops.html 2013-05-21T16:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100386-court-frees-man-murder-that-shocked-safricans.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila says the magistrate said there was not enough evidence to try 22-year-old Jonathan Davids. A second suspect still could go to trial. The 17-year-old victim lived ... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100386-court-frees-man-murder-that-shocked-safricans.html 2013-05-21T16:32:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099734-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police officers were injured. Cars and ... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099734-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html 2013-05-21T16:12:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority. As the country tries to rebu... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html 2013-05-21T12:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097374-arias-attorneys-will-witness-on-arias.html PHOENIX (AP) — Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias. When Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097374-arias-attorneys-will-witness-on-arias.html 2013-05-20T21:40:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. The security deployment comes a day after the release of a video of the captives, blindfolded and with their hands tied be... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html 2013-05-20T19:29:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098594-israel-palestinians-arguing-epic-image.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him — and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict. Israel says a French TV report in 2000 that claimed Israeli forces killed the boy is ... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098594-israel-palestinians-arguing-epic-image.html 2013-05-20T19:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2097884-retired-anglican-priest-jailed-sex-abuse.html LONDON (AP) — A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s. Prosecutors said Gordon Rideout, 74, abused his position of trust and assaulted children he met over the years. A jury found him guilty of 34 counts of indecent assault and two c... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2097884-retired-anglican-priest-jailed-sex-abuse.html 2013-05-20T16:27:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097646-israel-gunman-shoots-4-dead-bank-kills.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the shootings happened inside the bank, which was cordoned off with a large number of police. Israeli TV footage showed several amb... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097646-israel-gunman-shoots-4-dead-bank-kills.html 2013-05-20T13:42:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2097538-ukrainian-media-protest-journalists-beaten.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several dozen journalists rallied outside Ukraine's Interior Ministry in Kiev on Monday, accusing police of standing by while two journalists covering an opposition rally were beaten. Olha Snitsarchuk, a journalist with Channel 5 TV, and her husband, Vladislav Sodel, a photographer with the Kommersant newspaper, were punched and kicke... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2097538-ukrainian-media-protest-journalists-beaten.html 2013-05-20T12:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095920-pakistan-repeats-vote-karachi-despite-killing.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's party. Khan blamed Zahra Shahid's killing late Saturday night in Karachi on the Muttahida Quami Movement, ... Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095920-pakistan-repeats-vote-karachi-despite-killing.html 2013-05-19T10:19:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2095486-member-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party. Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. Shahid was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehr... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2095486-member-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed.html 2013-05-18T20:58:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women's rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html 2013-05-18T15:25:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The police protest comes a day ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html 2013-05-17T19:30:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html 2013-05-17T19:03:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a nightclub brawl on the east Mediterranean island. The court said that Mohamed Abdulkadir Osman was provoked and "lost self-control" when he pulled out a switchblade and fatally stabbed in the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html 2013-05-17T10:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090462-greek-hotel-entertainer-charged-with-stabbing-boy.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A young entertainer at a Greek island hotel was charged Thursday with attempted murder and theft for allegedly stabbing a Russian guest's child 20 times after the 12-year-old confronted him over a theft. The savage attack at a popular resort on Crete drew broad condemnation in the tourism-reliant country, and Greek hoteliers said the... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090462-greek-hotel-entertainer-charged-with-stabbing-boy.html 2013-05-16T17:34:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army's top officer is telling soldiers that after demonstrating courage and resilience in 12 years of war, it's time for them to make the fight against sexual assault their primary mission. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno sent a message to the force Thursday saying that sexual assault and harassment violate the trust between sol... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html 2013-05-16T17:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090244-man-shoots-head-paris-school.html PARIS (AP) — A dozen students and a teacher saw a man kill himself with a shot in the head at a private Catholic school on Thursday, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe said. The mayor said his thoughts were with "all the little Parisians who were present, their parents and all the educational community." Police said the suicide happened shortly before noon as c... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:46:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090244-man-shoots-head-paris-school.html 2013-05-16T13:46:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089430-gosnell-case-fuels-bitter-us-abortion-debate.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the last people seated in the witness box at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's murder trial was a character witness for a co-defendant, and had nothing to do with Gosnell's abortion clinic. But the woman happened to be six months pregnant, and nearly waddled to the stand. If the jury had any doubts about the second- or third-trimester aborti... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:32:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089430-gosnell-case-fuels-bitter-us-abortion-debate.html 2013-05-16T06:32:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z