British father David Cass 'killed his two children and hanged himself'

A father in the UK has killed his two children before commiting suicide, according to reports. The children were both less than four."David Cass, 32, smothered his children, aged 13 months and three years, in his caravan before hanging himself just yards away in the...

Pravda: The Sheer Hypocrisy of Bush and Rice

Below is an editorial from Pravda on the antics of Bush and Rice during the crisis in Georgia  and South Ossetia.  It is a measure of how completely unbelievable and irredeemable this duo and the entire US...

1879: Man hanged for eating family

Shockingly, "man hanged for eating family" would have been an accurate headline in 1879 Alberta. A man was executed that year in Fort Saskatchewan after being convicted of murdering and eating eight members of his...

Tormented TV star Mark Speight found hanged in Paddington Station

BBC childrens presenter Mark Speight, who has been missing for six days following the start of an inquest into his fiancee's death, was found last night in a "quiet part" of Paddington station. He had hung himself.I...

Execution of Sarabjeet Delayed Till April 30

"New Delhi(ABC Live): Death sentence of Indian prisoner has been delayed till April 30, informed the Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today in the Lok Sabha. Earlier Sarabjeet was scheduled to be hanged on April 1"

Saddam's cruellest killer, Chemical Ali, to be executed

Chemical Ali, one of Saddam Hussein's senior lieutenants will be put to death "in a matter of days", according to an official in Bagdad. He is considered to be the most bloodthristy and cruel of Hussein's former...

The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas

"The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas You're all familiar with the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" I think. To most it's a delightful nonsense rhyme set to music. But it had a quite serious purpose when it was written. It is a good deal more than just a...

Iranian hanged after verdict stay

"The latest execution brings to at least 280 the number of people hanged in Iran this year, according to the AFP news agency. Many are public hangings." "Capital offences in Iran include murder, rape, armed...

No charges in Megan Meier's MySpace Teen Suicide

While there may be no criminal charges arising from a group of adults who faked being a boy on myspace and culminated in the suicide of a 13 year old girl who was 'in love' with him, there's certainly no reason not...

Taliban executes Afghan teen for having US money; stuff bills in his mouth

The Taliban's Killing of children to  make a point, neccessitates the need why our armed forces are there to protect those who cannot protect themselves from such tyranny.  The Afghan government reaching...

Hanging crackdown in Iran

"Surge in public executions is a push to silence political activists, say critics Robert Tait in Tehran Sunday August 19, 2007 The Observer Nikoubazl/Reuters Iran has hanged up to 30 people in the past month amid...

Suicide Webcast: No Charges Filed

When Kevin Whitrick, dealing with a divorce, the death of his father and injuries from a car accident, hung himself in front of a webcam, other chatroom users' reactions spanned from calling 999 (emergency line in the UK) to egging him on; many believed the act to be a hoax....

Mysterious “RIP” Message on MySpace Linked to Girls' Suicide

"The police started their investigation on the mysterious "RIP" message left on the MySpace page of two teenage girls that went missing and later were found hanged. On MySpace Stephanie Gestier and Jodie Gater were known to be members of the band called "bitchy". The message...

Singapore Snubs Nigeria, Others; Executes Tochi Iwuchukwu

"SINGAPORE yesterday snubbed Nigeria, the United Nations, Amnesty International, and a host of other anti-death penalty activists when it hanged convicted Nigerian, Tochi Amara Iwuchukwu (21), and one Nelson Malachy Okeke (35), said to be stateless. Both were hanged at dawn...

Temporary 'Enjoyment Marriages' In Vogue Again With Some Iraqis

"BAGHDAD -- Fatima Ali was a 24-year-old divorcee with no high school diploma and no job. Shawket al-Rubae was a 34-year-old Shiite sheik with a pregnant wife who, he said, could not have sex with him. Ali wanted someone to take care of her. Rubae wanted a companion. They met...

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