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The city of Chicago is reeling from the aftermath of two devastating incidents: the release of a police video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and the arrest of a police officer in connection with the case, following a similar arrest in the shooting death of 9-year-old Tyshawn
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Chicago leaders are demanding that Mayor Rahm Emanuel remove Police Chief Garry McCarthy in the wake of a graphic video showing a white police officer fatally shooting an African American teenager. The video, which has sparked widespread outrage, shows Officer Jason Van Dyke firing 16 rounds at 17-year-old Laquan McDonald,
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Russian security services, consisting of FSB and Interior Ministry units, neutralized members of the 'Babayurt' gang in Kalmykia who were involved in the murder of a police officer in Moscow. The operation was conducted on November 6, 2015, in the village of Prikumsky, Chernozemelsk district, Kalmykia. The gang
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Law enforcement agencies in Russia have announced the neutralization of members of the 'Babayurt' gang in Kalmykia, who were linked to the murder of a police officer in Moscow on November 6, 2015. The suspects, identified as Zaur Khamutayev and Azamas Shikhayev, were active members of the '
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The supreme court of appeal has heard arguments from state prosecutors that trial judge Thokozile Masipa was wrong in her finding of Oscar Pistorius not guilty of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued that Masipa erred in her application of the legal principle of dolus eventualis,
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Prosecutors in South Africa sought to convince a panel of judges that Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, to death on Valentine's Day 2013. The hearing has adjourned, with a ruling expected to take a month. Prosecutors argue that Pistorius knew
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Three reputed members of the Trinitarios street gang in Paterson, New Jersey, were arrested and charged with attempted murder for beating and stabbing a 22-year-old resident who they mistakenly believed was a member of a rival gang. The incident occurred outside a house party on September 19 near East 16th
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Nathan Matthews, the accused murderer of his 16-year-old stepsister Becky Watts, broke down in tears during his testimony, revealing a world of dark secrets and fantasies. Matthews, 28, admitted to frequenting pornography, having sex with escorts, and fantasizing about threesomes and teenage girls. He claimed to watch pornography almost daily,
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A devastating road rage attack in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl, leaving her parents injured. The incident occurred during rush hour traffic on Tuesday, when a driver opened fire on the victims' car, striking the girl in the head. The family was rushed
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Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas has spoken out in support of recent violence against Israeli civilians, portraying it as a necessary act of self-defense to protect holy sites. In a speech on October 6, 2015, Abbas claimed that Palestinians were entitled to defend themselves against Israeli aggression, which he
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A Guardian investigation has found that US deportations to Central America have led to a series of murders, with several individuals being killed just days or months after their return. The investigation has confirmed three separate cases of Honduran men who were gunned down shortly after being deported by the
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reaffirmed the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, the man convicted of murdering former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, on the grounds of armed robbery and murder. The apex court declared the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decision to annul the death sentence under the
