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Violent crime

Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old Ph.D. student of criminology who murdered four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in 2022, changed his plea on Wednesday after accepting a deal from prosecutors that spared him the death penalty for his crimes.

Man Who Murdered Four Students in Idaho Changes Plea to Avoid Death Sentence

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Colombia: Prosecutors Say FARC Dissidents Killed Eight Religious Leaders

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Idaho Shooting: 2 Firefighters Killed in Ambush

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Australia: Inquiry Finds British Committed Genocide Against Indigenous Population

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Israeli Strikes Kill 81 in Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Resume

Murders and attempted murders

In a jailhouse interview with Fox 10 News, Adam Christopher Sheafe, 51, confessed to crucifying Pastor William Schonemann, 76, at his New River, Arizona, home on April 28, nailing his hands to the wall and placing a crown of thorns on his head after the killing.

Arizona Man Confesses to Crucifying Pastor

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Mississippi Executes Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Australian Mushroom Murder Trial: Closing Arguments Delivered

Texas Teen Indicted for Murder in Track Meet Stabbing Death

Suspect in Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers Appears in Federal Court

Terrorism

An Argentine federal judge ordered on Thursday that seven Iranians and three Lebanese nationals accused in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires to face trial in absentia — a first in the country.

Argentina to Try Suspects in 1994 Jewish Center Bombing in Absentia

Protests in London as UK to Ban Palestine Action Under Terrorism Act

SCOTUS Allows US Terror Victims to Sue Palestinian Groups

Syria: Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills at Least 22

Kenya Sentences Two Men to 30 Years for 2019 Hotel Attack

Sex crimes

After showing jurors roughly 20 minutes of explicit "freak-off" videos on Monday as their final evidence presentation, federal prosecutors rested their sex trafficking case on Tuesday against Sean "Diddy" Combs following seven weeks of testimony. Closing arguments are expected on Thursday.

Prosecutors Near End of Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

Juror Dismissed in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial

Weinstein Convicted on One Count in NYC Retrial

Weinstein Retrial Ends in Split Verdict, Mistrial on Rape Count

15 Officers Injured in Ballymena Riots After Sexual Assault Case

Violence & assaults

A federal jury on Monday awarded $500K to the widow and estate of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide nine days after defending the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.

Jury Awards $500K in Jan. 6 Suicide Case

EU Summons Russian Envoy Over Alleged Diplomat Attack in Vladivostok

Sydney: Three Injured in Suspected Gang Shooting at Kebab Shop

Colombia: Presidential Hopeful Uribe Undergoes Emergency Surgery

France: Two Dead as Fans Celebrate PSG's Champions League Win

Child abuse & neglect

Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labor in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety or development, according to new estimates released by the International Labour Organization and UNICEF.

UN: Child Labor Affects 138M Globally

Iceland: Children's Minister Resigns Over Past Relationship Admission

Australia: 14 Religious Sect Members Found Guilty in Girl's Death

UN: Sudan Facing Sexual Assault of Children Amid Armed Conflict

UN: Record 473M Children Now Live in Conflict Zones

DEC 28 2024DEC 2024

Bombs

The Islamic State group (IS) claimed responsibility for two attacks in Syria last week — and is suspected of carrying out a third on Sunday — one marking the first attack against the Syrian army under the leadership of President Ahmed al Sharaa after the fall of Bashar al Assad last December.

IS Launches First Attacks Under Syria's New Leadership

Regional Airport in Japan Shuts After WWII Bomb Explodes Near Runway

OCT 2 2024OCT 2024

Argentine Police Arrest Three Foreigners in Alleged Terrorist Plot

JAN 4 2024JAN 2024

Report: US Allegedly Warned Iran of Islamic State Group Attack

JAN 26 2024JAN 2024

US Charges Alleged Hezbollah Member Over 1994 Buenos Aires Bombing

DEC 21 2023DEC 2023

Kidnapping & hostages

Israeli forces recovered the bodies of three hostages — Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson — from Gaza on Saturday in a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service.

Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Hostages From Gaza

Gaza Aid Deaths Rise as Hostage Families Urge Trump Action

Madeleine McCann Search Ends Empty-Handed After 3 Days

Report: New Hamas Commander in Gaza Named

Ex-Aide Details Alleged Violence in Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

Hijacking

A Tropic Air flight carrying 14 passengers and two crew members was hijacked by Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old U.S. citizen, during a domestic flight from Corozal to San Pedro in Belize on Thursday at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time.

Hijacking Attempt by U.S. Citizen Foiled Aboard Belize Flight

TikTok Taking Down Posts Related to Bin Laden Letter

NOV 17 2023NOV 2023

Taliban Claim to Have Killed 40 Insurgents

AUG 31 2022AUG 2022

Taliban and US Agree on Prisoner Swap

SEP 19 2022SEP 2022

US Marks 21st Anniversary of 9/11

SEP 11 2022SEP 2022

Domestic violence

Audrey Backeberg, who disappeared at age 20 from Reedsburg, Wis., on July 7, 1962, has been found "alive and well" at age 82 living out of state, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office, which concluded her disappearance "was by her own choice and not the result of any criminal activity."

Missing Wisconsin Mother Found Alive After 60 Years

Argentine Court Upholds Gender-Violence Charges Against Former President

Australia Declares Domestic Violence a National Crisis

APR 29 2024APR 2024

UN: Home is the Most Dangerous Physical Location for Women

NOV 25 2024NOV 2024

Search Continues for Suspected Killer of Maryland Judge

OCT 23 2023OCT 2023

Arson

US Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi is investigating recent attacks on Tesla vehicles, with one suspect already facing up to 20 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a dealership, while authorities seek out who's funding and organizing the incidents.

Tesla Faces Nationwide Vandalism Amid Musk's DOGE Role

Bangladesh: Protesters Torch Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Home

Man Who Self-Immolated Outside Trump Trial Dies

APR 19 2024APR 2024

LA Fires Kill 10; Arson Suspect Caught as Looters Target Homes

Trump Manhattan Trial: First Jurors Selected

APR 17 2024APR 2024

Torture

On Thursday, South Korea's Unification Ministry released a 450-page report detailing North Korea's alleged human rights abuses, including the public execution of teenagers, pregnant women, and homosexuals.

S.Korea Publishes Report of North's Alleged Human Rights Abuses

MAR 31 2023MAR 31 2023

Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize

FEB 3 2023FEB 2023

Day 270: Explosions Rock Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine to Investigate Alleged War Crimes

NOV 20 2022NOV 2022

Day 271 Roundup: Russian Forces Pound Ukrainian Strongholds; UN Urges End to Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Plant

NOV 21 2022NOV 2022

Day 269: Russia Accuses Ukraine of Executing More Than 10 POWs

NOV 19 2022NOV 2022

War crimes

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset have agreed to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, aiming to prosecute Russian leaders for launching the invasion in February 2022.

Ukraine, Council of Europe Sign Accord for Russia War Tribunal

Trump Sanctions Four ICC Judges Over Israel, US Probes

Australia: Ex-Soldier Loses Appeal in War Crimes Case

Guatemala Jails Ex-Paramilitaries For 40 Years Over Wartime Rapes

Report: Burkina Faso Allegedly Killed Over 130 Civilians in 'Ethnic Massacre'