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Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

Posted 'It's time'
20 minutes before rampage that killed 7

Jun 9, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The young man accused of killing 7 people in a knife rampage in downtown Tokyo warned of the attacks in a series of messages to an Internet bulletin board, reports the AP. Tomohiro Kato, who rammed his truck into pedestrians before stabbing 17 of them, posted warnings from his cell... More »

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Japan • violence • Tokyo • knife • Tomohiro Kato

Updated

Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

Police held US, UK embassy staff for 6 hours,  beat driver

Jun 5, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe has freed 12 US and UK diplomats detained earlier today while attempting to investigate political violence, MSNBC reports. The US demanded Zimbabwe “explain its actions,” after police tried to run a car full of diplomats off the road, eventually slashing its tires and beating the driver. “... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • violence • diplomat • Zimbabwe elections • John McGee

 14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent 

Teen alleges rapper's music promotes gangsta lifestyle that led to his assault

Apr 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent and Universal Music Group were sued yesterday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" that encourages violence. The plaintiff: 14-year-old James Rosemond, who was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk by 50's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo. Rosemond is the son of a record exec whose label represents The Game,... More »

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50 Cent • Universal Music Group • violence • hip-hop • assault • rap music • Tony Yayo • The Game

Violence Up in Iraq: Pentagon

More recent attacks,
but deaths still
down 90%
since June

Mar 12, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Violent incidents in Iraq are up since January, according to a new Pentagon report. The rise is said to be a response in part to US-led operations against militants launched at the beginning of the year, and it includes more "high-profile" suicide bombings aimed at maximizing the number of... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • violence

UPDATED

24 Killed
in Baghdad
Bombings

Attacks wreak havoc despite security for Iranian prez visit

Mar 3, 08 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 24 people were killed and 60 injured in a series of bombs in Baghdad early today, reports the Los Angeles Times.  In the worst attack, a car packed with explosives blew up as it slammed into a security checkpoint, killing 21 people. "I saw a fireball... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • violence • bombing

Poisoned Arrows Riddle Kenya

Peace has come, but edgy populace stocks deadly new weapon

Mar 1, 08 7:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya has struck a peace agreement, but its people are still stockpiling a new weapon of choice: poisoned arrows. A primitive arms industry is supplying ethnic warriors with the projectiles to replace their time-tested machetes, Time reports. “This is obviously something very wrong and very new,” said... More »

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Africa • Kenya • politics • violence • peace • weapons

OPINION

Surge: Success or Standstill?

Post columnists stake out opposing stances

Feb 22, 08 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The year-old troop surge in Iraq has Washington Post op-ed columnists at odds, with Charles Krauthammer saying it’s unreasonable to call it a failure and Michael Kinsley arguing it can’t be deemed a success. The former points to changed hearts and minds, anecdotes of emotional reconciliation, legislation that... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • violence • reconciliation • Iraq war

Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

Rudd visits capital, president wounded in attacks by rebel soldiers

Feb 15, 08 6:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd jetted to East Timor today, vowing to stand by its neighbor after attacks Monday on its president and prime minister, Reuters reports. "It's by the ballot box, and not by the barrel of a gun, that the decisions for our countries will be made,... More »

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Australia • East Timor • Asia • violence • Kevin Rudd • assassination attempt • Jose Ramos-Horta • Alfredo Reinado • Xanana Gusmao

5 Dead After Calif. Shootout

Gunman, 3 victims and SWAT officer killed in overnight siege

Feb 7, 08 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - An overnight siege northwest of Los Angeles ended this morning when a police sniper killed a gunman responsible for wounding one SWAT officer and killing another, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man called 911 last night to report shooting three of his family members dead; SWAT officer Randal Simmons... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • violence • siege • shooting • barricade • guns

NEW RELEASE

Latest Rambo a Bloody Mess

Stallone's fourth flick about mercenary is ultraviolent and artless

Jan 25, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Sylvester Stallone's latest, and last, film about Vietnam vet/mercenary John Rambo isn't short on violence. "Body parts go flying, blood gets applied with a fire hose, spleens decorate the trees," writes Andrew Wright of the Portland-Mercury. Unfortunately, the movie is short on everything else. "One would be... More »

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Sylvester Stallone • violence • movie review • Rambo

Kenyan Killings 'Planned'

Flyers, arms distribution point to orchestrated violence

Jan 21, 08 5:38 AM CST
(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... More »

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Kenya • violence • ethnic conflict • Kikuyu • Kenyan elections • Masai • Kalenjin

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

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

Jan 11, 08 7:18 PM CST
(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... More »

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murder • violence • gang violence • killings

Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

He spent time
in institutions for psychiatric problems

Dec 6, 07 10:42 PM CST
(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... More »

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murder-suicide • violence • mental illness • suicide note • shooting • guns

Police Raid Kills 8 As Chechen Violence Spreads

Spillover violence from neighboring Chechnya

Nov 12, 07 5:53 PM CST
(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... More »

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Russia • violence • Chechnya • Dagestan

US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

September stats are lowest since summer of 2006

Oct 1, 07 3:11 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • violence • death toll • Ramadan • al-Qaeda

Will Lust, Caution Break NC-17 Taboo?

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

Sep 29, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(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... More »

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violence • adult films • Ang Lee • Focus Features • NC 17 • film studio • movies

Rudy Takes
Call During
NRA Speech

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

Sep 21, 07 7:07 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • NRA • violence • Second Amendment • guns

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

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

Sep 6, 07 8:20 PM CDT
(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. More »

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television • censorship • sex • family • violence • obscenity

As Brits Leave, Basra Crumbles

Former success story turns sour

Aug 7, 07 9:31 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Basra • violence • British troops

Hitchens: Stop Fearing (and Coddling) Islam

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

Jul 31, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Islam • Christopher Hitchens • religion • violence • Muslim • Koran

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