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As the 11:00 p.m. deadline approached, Troy Davis, a U.S. death row inmate, was put to death by lethal injection in the southern state of Georgia. The Supreme Court had rejected a last-minute appeal to stay the execution, despite international attention surrounding the case. Davis was convicted
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Amnesty International has issued a pressing call to reconsider Troy Davis' execution case, citing dubious evidence and the death penalty's inherent flaws. Davis, a US citizen, is set to be executed for the murder of police officer Mark Allen Macphail in Savannah, Georgia, despite seven key witnesses
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A British executive was murdered, and his wife was kidnapped by pirates during a raid on a Kenyan beach resort. David Tebbutt, 58, the finance director of Faber & Faber, was shot in the head as he tried to fight off the gang, while his wife, Judith, 55, was taken
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The case against Craig Arno and Jessica Kisby, the Atlantic County couple charged in a crime spree that includes murder, kidnapping, and arson, has taken a significant turn with the discovery of surveillance tapes that allegedly show key moments of the alleged abduction and killing of Martin Caballero. The tapes,
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Kim Wolfe, a 44-year-old correction officer, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the triple murder case that shook Long Island in 2010. Wolfe shot and killed her ex-girlfriend, Stacie Williams, a 45-year-old nurse's aide, and her uncle, as well as wounding her grandfather and taking a
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A decomposed body, later identified as 21-year-old cab driver Anand, was found in Kyathasandra, Tumkur district, with stab injuries and slit throat. The body was discovered on Saturday, and a post-mortem was conducted at Tumkur Hospital. Investigations revealed that Anand was murdered by a gang of five over a rivalry
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Two head wardens at Suddhowala Jail in Dehra Dun were suspended after two murder convicts, Ravi Bengali and Salim, escaped from the prison on Tuesday evening. The escape is believed to have been facilitated by some jail officials, with the convicts allegedly crossing a 22-foot high wall. The jail authorities
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In a significant move ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Asif Ali Zardari has approved a special remission of jail terms for prisoners convicted of various crimes. The special remission is implemented under article 45 of the Constitution, as advised by the Prime Minister. The remission will benefit a large number of
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Shahbaz Ali Taseer, son of slain Governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer, was kidnapped in broad daylight from C-2 Gulberg-III, Lahore, on August 27. Four men riding a car and a motorbike intercepted and held him hostage on gunpoint near his office at around 10:54 am. The Model Town Police
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A pair of twin brothers, Jeff and Christopher George, have been accused by authorities of running a massive prescription pill trafficking operation in Palm Beach and Broward counties, involving 30 co-conspirators, including 14 doctors. According to U.S. Attorney Wilfredo Ferrer, the enterprise made millions by selling powerful prescription drugs
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A gang posing as policemen killed N Panneerselvam, the Peralam town secretary of the DMK, in a case of suspected political rivalry in Virudhunagar district. The 50-year-old had been on the run for five months after jumping bail in connection with the murder of a CPM functionary. He was also
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Andrew Jaipaul's brother insists that his sibling was in the wrong place at the wrong time when arrested for looting during the London riots. The 18-year-old, who was on bail for a gang murder, was accused of smashing his way into a Carphone Warehouse store in Holloway, just
