Violent Acres: Self Imposed Insomnia

"They called me on a Saturday. “Please come and get her,” they said, “Please. There’s no one else.” I turned to my husband. “Absolutely not,” he said. But when they opened up the evidence folder and showed him the pictures of her broken malnourished body, he...

Priyanka’s Meet Encourages Nalini Sriharan Go For Mercy

"Chennai (ABC Live): Nalini, one of the killers of Rajiv Gandhi has asked for Mercy through her petition flied in Madras High Court which will be heard on Tuesday."

Iranian Women Prostitution - An Act Of Mercy

"Minna and Fariba are neighbours and good friends. They support one another. Both have to live under the pervasive curtailment of women's rights and the double standards of today's Iranian society. They make a living walking the streets looking for men. They have a choice...

Mercy corps launches healthy school program in Aceh

"The program was aimed at improving the health of school children through various steps which could reduce the anemia rate, he said. The program in Aceh would copy success stories of similar programs conducted in West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu and Lampung Provinces, he...

Semi vs. Bus: 3 Injured in Chicago Crash

The only good news here is that nobody was killed; had this taken place later in the day it would have been much, much worse, exacerbated by the leaks in the semi's fuel tanks."At least three people were injured early today in a crash involving a CTA bus, a truck and several...

Propane Inferno Near Toledo

More coverage here.UPDATE: The fire seems to be under control, and the firefighters are managing a controlled burn of some of the ignited cylinders:"The fire burned for hours after it began but was contained Tuesday night. It engulfed a second building but did not spread to...

Maliki orders security forces to crush foes

News from Iraq:"BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told his security forces on Tuesday to show no mercy toward insurgents in a security crackdown in Baghdad. Iraqiya state television showed Maliki, a Shi'ite Islamist leader, talking to an Iraqi soldier...

Porch Roof Falls, Kills Man Trying To Steal Supports

"Ohio - A Toledo man died yesterday after the front porch roof on a North Toledo house caved in on him, apparently while he was trying to steal metal supports, authorities said. Marvin Dixon, 41, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center about 5:20 a.m. His...

Disembowelled, then torn apart: The price of daring to teach girls

"The gunmen came at night to drag Mohammed Halim away from his home, in front of his crying children and his wife begging for mercy."

1676 Thanksgiving Proclamation

""The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently...

The quality of mercy - The Sunday Times

" Musharraf's commutation of a Briton’s death sentence is wise and brave President Musharraf’s decision to commute the death sentence on Mirza Hussain, a Briton who was due to be hanged in Pakistan next month, is extremely welcome. It is merciful and, given the...