Police Officer Shoots Apparently Helpless Man in the Back

Two videos showing a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fatally shooting an unarmed, cooperating 22-year-old man have surfaced, thanks to a vigilant teen and an anonymous cameraman. In the video, the apparent...

Troops patrol Thailand streets after deadly protests

Amidst the threat of  protestors to intensify their stir in the capital Bangkok today , there is no improvement in the situation in Thailand a day after two people died and over 400 were injured in the...

Russia army unit sent to breakaway Georgian province

The Russian military says that the troop deployment reported below is for humanitarian purposes, and that the detachment sent is unarmed. Georgian officials claim that the move is an infrastructure-based territory...

Rally over NYC police acquittals in the death of Sean Bell

Hundreds of people turned up for a protest in the streets of New York today against the decision to clear all three officers in the shooting death of Sean Bell.The decision to clear the officers was revealed...

Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man

"Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on...

A Tazered Son: Will Mrs. Dziekanski's Questions be Answered?

My condolences to Mrs. Dziekanski on the tragic death of her son Robert. The incomprehensible drama of the breaking story of an unarmed Polish passenger, Robert Dziekanski, tazered by a police officer at Vancouver airport will be gone in a few weeks time....

U.S. marine charged with murder in Iraqi prisoner case: official

Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - A US Marine has been charged with murder following a probe into the killings of unarmed Iraqi prisoners in Fallujah nearly three years ago, the military said Monday. Sergeant...

Nepali rebels out again

The Maoists People's Liberation Army has left the cantonments in search of food and shelter. The government says that the Maoists have not provided the detail of the expenditure of the money ( Rs 500 m) that it...

Girlfriend of man shot by police appears on Larry King Live

"NEW YORK Nicole Paultre says she's not angry. Instead, the fiance of Sean Bell -- an unarmed man who died when New York City police sprayed 50 bullets at his car on his wedding day -- says she's trying to be strong for her two young daughters. Bell was shot outside s strip...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

N.Y. police kill groom near strip club [with 50 rounds]

"NEW YORK - Police fired 50 rounds Saturday at a car of unarmed men leaving a bachelor party at a strip club, killing the groom on his wedding day in a shooting that drew a furious outcry from family members and...

The USS Liberty Photo Album

A collection of photographs of the USS Liberty and her crew.

Turkish hijacker was alone and unarmed

"ROME, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight on Tuesday was unarmed, working alone and threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said. All 107 passengers and six crew on the...

Blah-Blah-Blogger!: Canadian Border Guards Abandon Posts

A warning from U.S. authorities that an armed man wanted for murder might be heading to Canada caused guards at all four major B.C. border crossings to walk off the job Sunday creating traffic chaos for thousands of travellers.They have refused to work 7 or 8 times over the...

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