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Here in Kandhamal, the district that has seen the greatest violence, more than 30 people have been killed, 3,000 homes burned and over 130 churches destroyed, including the tin-roofed Baptist prayer hall where the Digals worshiped ... India is no stranger to religious violence between Christians, who make up about 2 percent of the population, and India's Hindu-majority of 1 ... Given a chance to explain the recent violence, Subash Chauhan, the state's highest-ranking leader of Bajrang Dal, a... (International Herald Tribune)
Thai queen to go to funeral of anti-govt protester Oct 13, 2008
Another man died in a car bomb and nearly 500 were injured in the worst street violence in Bangkok in 16 years. The PAD, a coalition of royalist businessmen, activists and academics, said the funerals had prompted it to cancel a protest march to police headquarters on Monday, easing immediate fears of a repeat of the violence. (International Herald Tribune)
Italy's attacks on migrants fuel debate on racism Oct 13, 2008
Although there is some debate about whether the killing was racially motivated, the attack on Guibre was the most severe in a recent spate of violence against immigrants across Italy ... A recent cover of Famiglia Cristiana, a Catholic weekly magazine, asked, "Is Italy Changing Its Skin?" and offered an investigation into "the rising number of episodes of intolerance and violence." The cover featured a photo of three young black participants at an antiracism march in Milan after Guibre's death. (International Herald Tribune)
Tarun Vijay: A secular protocol Oct 13, 2008
The recent violence is considered as a 'warming up' exercise' to chase away Hindus from their traditional hamlets. Saw any report or interviews of the victims or front page 'shame' editorials condemning the roasting alive of Hindus, or making them refugees in their own land. (India Times, India)
A filmmaker's search for his friends leads to 'Our Disappeared' Oct 12, 2008
Still, as someone whose family had been touched by violence in Nazi Germany - he'd lost two grandparents to that war - he was something of a skeptic ... "But I was not comfortable with the glorification of violence . . . I was more like an observer." ... Finally, weary of the violence, he decided to leave Argentina in 1977 with his new girlfriend, now his wife, Clara Sandler, a voice teacher at New England Conservatory. (Boston Globe)
Mugabe tightens grip on military Oct 12, 2008
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Iraqi Christians flee violence in Mosul Oct 12, 2008
Father Bolis Jacob of Mosul's Mar Afram Church said he was at a loss to understand the violence ... The violence in Mosul occurs despite US-Iraqi operations launched over the summer to rout Al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgents from remaining strongholds north of the capital ... Attacks had tapered off amid a drastic decline in overall violence nationwide, but that appears to be changing with the deaths this month. (Boston Globe)
10 years after Shepard death, no federal hate crime law Oct 12, 2008
Shepard's death after he was left in the cold for 18 hours - bloodied with severe head injuries - has produced an outpouring of films, books, and plays, but it hasn't seemed to budge the rate of antigay violence ... Under current federal law, hate crimes apply to acts of violence against individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, or national origin. (Boston Globe)
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan border town Oct 12, 2008
Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters have established bases throughout Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal regions, where they are said to plan attacks on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan as well as violence in Pakistan. US officials believe the area to be the hiding place of Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, among others. (Boston Globe)
RNC Announces New Security Measures Following Violence & Vandalism Oct 12, 2008
RNC Announces New Security Measures Following Violence lism ... RNC Announces New Security Measures Following Violence lism ... (Logo: ) "There is no place for violence, vandalism, or intimidation in politics. As a result of violence against Republican volunteers and supporters, and acts of vandalism against Republican Victory centers, the RNC has redirected funds previously allocated for get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts -- totaling at least two millions dollars -- for 24-hour security at... (PR Newswire)
Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder Oct 12, 2008
"One of the things that the Matthew Shepard murder did was it reminded all of us, and it continues to remind all of us, that there is no place that is immune from random acts of senseless violence that plague our country, our society," Buchanan said. Laramie was thrust into the national spotlight by media attracted by the murder of a young gay college student in a small Western town. (Anchorage Daily News)
Afghanistan: A country locked in a spiral of doom Oct 12, 2008
Complicating matters is the fact that the Taliban are not the only source of violence. Like a franchise of the disgruntled, there are also militants from the Hezb-i-Islami of the warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Al-Qaeda militants from the Jala-luddin Haqqani network based in the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan, drug networks, armed criminals and corrupt elements inside and outside the government. (Times Online)
Townships condemn feuding ANC Oct 12, 2008
But many residents fear this could lead to political violence. Gugulethu, which means 'our pride' in Xhosa, was established in the 1950s when the apartheid authorities expelled blacks from central Cape Town. (guardian.co.uk)
Satanic Ritual Abuse Oct 12, 2008
Domestic violence and sexual abuse is real ... The Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women reports hearing from women who claim to be victims of ritual abuse ... Are ritual abuse victims in the position where domestic violence and sexual abuse were back in the sixties and seventies. (Suite101.com)
Power deal crisis as top jobs seized by Mugabe Oct 12, 2008
Tsvangirai won the March presidential elections but according to disputed official figures he fell short of the necessary 51 per cent. A re-run in June became a one-man race after Tsvangirai withdrew, citing a wave of violence and murder being unleashed against his supporters. Zimbabwe's inflation is hovering above 231 million per cent and prices double every two to three days, compounded by acute food shortages and chronic disease rates. (guardian.co.uk)
Democracy In Thailand Oct 12, 2008
Editorials Reflecting the Views of theUnited States Government (Voice of America)
India committed to tackling terrorism: PM Oct 12, 2008
The Prime Minister also offered the prospect of new dialogue with Kashmiri separatists to end the violence in Jammu and Kashmir, and especially in the Kashmir Valley. "Any separatist group that wants to meet with the government, they are welcome. In fact, in the last couple of years, I have had two meetings with representatives of Hurriyat. Even individually also, several leaders have met me," he said. (Economic Times)
CBI to probe Udalguri violence Oct 12, 2008
Guwahati, Oct. 11: Dispur today announced a CBI probe into the incidents of violence at Udalguri and Darrang and said a particular group of people had instigated the carnage ... The flag was hoisted in a Bodo-dominated area and that too, after two days of violence ... The chief minister said the violence spread because of criminals who wanted to exploit the situation to grab land. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Understanding The Cycle Of Violence Oct 12, 2008
"This partly explains why they are more likely as young adults to have conflict in their own romantic relationships." Unlocking the developmental link between growing up in an aggressive or violent household and becoming the perpetrator of such behavior could prove useful for stopping the cycle of violence. According to Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, professor of psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and another co-author of the study, this research has implications for... (Science Daily)
Lewis: McCain playing with fire Oct 12, 2008
Lewis compared recent Republican rhetoric to violence-spawning talk by George Wallace during the Civil Rights era ... The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator Obama s record and positions could be compared to Governor George Wallace, his segregationist policies and the violence he provoked is unacceptable and has no place in this campaign ... When McCain/Palin tolerate cries of kill him at their rallies, they are sowing the seeds of violence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan battles Oct 12, 2008
Insurgency-related violence has killed more than 4,700 people mostly militants this year, according to an Associated Press count of figures from Western and Afghan officials. A roadside bomb, meanwhile, struck a civilian vehicle traveling in Shamulzai district of Zabul province on Sunday, killing five people, said Ghulab Shah Alikheil, a provincial official. (International Herald Tribune)
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 rebels, 2 soldiers Oct 12, 2008
More than 70,000 people have been killed in the violence. . (International Herald Tribune)
Anger erupts over Nobel Peace Prize recipient Oct 12, 2008
Mr. Ahtisaari, 71, a former Finnish president who became a behind-the-scenes negotiator in many of the world's hot spots, has spent the past 20 years quietly pushing for a form of peace that brings an end to violence and paralyzing conflict, without necessarily pleasing the parties at the table or pretending to be neutral ... Notably, he brokered the deal that ended South Africa's military control of Namibia and gave that country its independence in 1990; the deal with the government of... (Globe and Mail)
Danita Davis gives voice to those silenced by abuse Oct 12, 2008
ACTIVITIES: N.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, member of Women of Color against Domestic Violence board, member, Greater St. Paul Church in Durham ... "I hear the voices of domestic violence victims, and they need to be heard by others," Davis says ... It colored her prayers, crippled her nursing career and inspired her new career helping victims of domestic violence. (News & Observer)
Gowon, Osoba, Balarabe React On Odinga Lecture Oct 12, 2008
His words: "When we say revolution, we don't mean violence or armed struggle; we mean fundamental changes. This fundamental change can come in the form of election, which is no longer possible; it can come through the National Assembly; again this is not possible with what we have on the ground. This fundamental change can also come through government realising the dangers of corrupt political arrangement to themselves and for the country; again this is not possible. "But the people can exercise... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
AC Leads In Council Polls Oct 12, 2008
"I was not aware of any incident; no violence, no malpractices, he said." ... His words: "The turnout of voters in this election has been very low. What people expected in terms of democracy working in Lagos is not what they have seen. "Although there was no violence here, but in the aspect of real democracy, which is about free and fair election, this election has failed. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Tijuana: No quick end seen to drug gang slayings Oct 12, 2008
TIJUANA Until well-armed drug gangs become fearful of killing people in public, a local expert on organized crime does not see an imminent end to the violence that has gripped Tijuana ... The violence in Tijuana that started with bodies being dumped late at night has reached the level of public attacks, Clark noted ... We have not seen the full resources of the state and federal government used to stop the violence. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Many feared dead in air crash at Thai resort Oct 11, 2008
Win Sky+HD for a year and a trip to Barcelona. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Judge allowing other abuse accounts in Abernathy case Oct 11, 2008
Circuit Judge Gary Jacobs on Wednesday denied a motion by Abernathy s attorneys to bar any reference to other domestic violence at his upcoming trial on a charge of aggravated domestic battery ... You are making it an issue, Jacobs said He then noted that while earlier but similar acts aren t allowed in other criminal cases, they are in domestic violence cases ... Personal attacks, insults, threats, harassment or inciting violence. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Dozens of bodies reach Yemen shores Oct 11, 2008
Dire economic conditions and violence in Somalia drive the waves of migrants, while the general lawlessness that gives pirates a free hand also opens the door for smugglers. "People are very desperate," Middleton said. (Boston Globe)
Town tries to restore calm after Arab-Jewish clashes Oct 11, 2008
Police also increased security in Jerusalem for fear the violence could spill over. The riots in this working-class town brought to the fore the relations between Arabs and Jews inside Israel, ties which are typically peaceful but uneasy. (Boston Globe)
Pakistan condemns U.S. missile attacks Oct 11, 2008
Al-Qaida and Taliban fighters have established bases throughout Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal regions, where they are said to plan attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan as well violence in Pakistan. Washington has pushed Pakistan to eliminate such insurgent sanctuaries. (MSNBC -- International)
Group against death penalty rallies in Helena (190) Oct 11, 2008
from Violence to Healing tour, which held 60 events this week in Montana, seeks to end the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole. Graham grew up poor in the South. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
CAIR: Illinois Muslim Attacked on College Campus Oct 11, 2008
"There is no room for religious, racial or ethic intimidation or violence on our nation's college campuses." He noted that earlier today, CAIR reported an incident of vandalism at a Chicago mosque. He said similar incidents have targeted Muslim individuals and institutions nationwide. (PR Newswire)
Deputies back on job Oct 11, 2008
mother of four wrote on Oct 10, 2008 11:07 PM:" As a woman who got out of an abusive relationship I totally agree with a reader of this forum. I am sorry his family has to go through all of this but think of the women that are safe from the violence he would have done to them. Not to mention any children. Most of these men never change their ways. May God bless his soul, cause he is gonna need it. ". Just Me wrote on Oct 10, 2008 10:26 PM:" My prayers go out to his family. They are hurting... (New Iberia, LA)
Arrest made in Monday murder Oct 11, 2008
Rosie Levias wrote on Oct 10, 2008 9:44 AM:" It's sad that many of our youth don't know how to solve conflicts except thought violence. Anger takes such a grip where as it brings death. When God is not consciously active in your life. There is no power to help them overcome it. No respect for God nor for the life of his brother. Terrence will be sadly miss. He was a loving person and he loved many. It's time for a change. Let Terrence death bring about a change in your life. Give your life to... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
The savagery of a surge that failed Oct 11, 2008
During this period, however, the violence also jumped - by 50. This shouldn't be surprising. (Asia Times Online)
Global leaders seek answer to credit crisis Oct 11, 2008
"The breadth and sheer violence of the declines is unprecedented," said Clark Yingst, chief market analyst at Joseph Gunnar a New York investment advisory firm. "There's no place to hide. There's totally indiscriminate selling across the board.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
OUT THERE: Wyatt Earp Arrested in NYC Oct 11, 2008
Guabello was charged with threatening violence and firing a weapon in an occupied dwelling. He was being held on $100,000 bail. (Fox News)
Pakistan tribes raze Taliban houses after bombing Oct 11, 2008
Militants have unleashed a wave of violence in Pakistan in recent months after the military launched major offensives against them in the rugged northwest including Bajaur and Swat regions. Saturday, a soldier and three militants were killed in clashes in Swat, security officials said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
State offers $5M to expand anti-gang job training efforts Oct 11, 2008
Job training may be the single best long-term antidote to gang violence, Paul Seave, director of the governor s Gang and Youth Violence Policy Office, said in a news release. A good job is the best alternative to life on the street and an effective anti-crime strategy, he said. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
After Shepard, no federal hate crime law Oct 11, 2008
Matthew's death after he was left in the cold bloodied with severe head injuries for 18 hours has produced an outpouring of films, books and plays, but it hasn't seemed to budge the rate of anti-gay violence. Crimes against gaysFBI statistics show hate crimes motivated by anti-gay bias have remained at a stable level since Matthew's death. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Did 'SOUTH PARK' go too far this time? Oct 11, 2008
South Park' vs. Lucas and Spielberg: Too far. What you're watching. (The Drudge Report)
Kenya's Obamamania hits a high note... Oct 11, 2008
Rising from devastating post-election violence, some Kenyans warned against "rigging" Obama out of the presidential contest. "If he (Obama) is beaten, he should be beaten fairly otherwise there will be chaos in the whole world," said Kibera resident Elias Juma, who says he is from the same village as Obama's Kenyan folks. (The Drudge Report)
Sheldon: 'Year for mental health' Oct 11, 2008
Sheldon said he'll be persistent in voicing his goals to the Legislature when it comes to funding more services, considering that child abuse and domestic violence generally stem from substance-abuse, mental-health or economic problems ... Sheldon, 61, was in Daytona Beach after attending a gang reduction strategy meeting in Orlando with Attorney General Bill McCollum and also a domestic violence awareness event. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Oct 11, 2008
Information on EPIC's domestic violence and privacy project ... These standards effectively create a national ID with serious implications for domestic violence survivors ... Privacy affecting provisions of the Violence Against Women Act. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Tom Cruise's Runaway Mom 'Dead' to Friends Oct 11, 2008
The movie ends in unexpected violence and has a jarring resonance right now. Maybe by the time the public sees it months from now, the Virginia Tech issue will have faded a bit. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Akins man accused of shooting at neighbors Oct 11, 2008
Ted Fine, 49, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at State Highway 101 and Akins Road, near the home of Donnie and Tim Ales, and booked into the Sequoyah County Jail on charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, threatening phone calls, attempt or endeavor to perform act of violence and shooting from a roadway. He was formally charged Tuesday in Sequoyah County District Court, Sallisaw, with shooting with intent to injure, a felony, with a 12-gauge shotgun Tim Ales and Donnie Ales, and threatening... (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Desperate McCain gives beat to the dark heart of conservatism Oct 11, 2008
The normally reserved commentator David Gergen said: "There is this free floating sort of whipping around anger that could really lead to some violence. I think we're not far from that.". We are seeing the dark, Gothic heart of resentment conservatism. (guardian.co.uk)
Gang jailed for 'savage' attack Oct 11, 2008
In mitigation, the court was told that all the men were remorseful for what they had done and had not intended the attack to lead to such violence. Sentencing, Judge David Ticehurst said: "Whatever your misguided loyalties, your response was savage and brutal. "The nature and extent of the attack is shown by the extent of the injuries he sustained, and they are hard to comprehend. (BBC News)
Spain braced for wave of attacks as Eta calls off ceasefire Oct 11, 2008
Spain's political parties, meanwhile, began to row over Mr Zapatero's failed attempt at weaning Eta off violence. The prime minister reacted angrily to demands by the leader of the conservative opposition People's party, Mariano Rajoy, that he publicly admit he had been wrong. (Yahoo News -- Spain)
* Libya cuts oil sales to Switzerland Oct 11, 2008
Hannibal Qaddhafi, the fifth son of the Libyan leader, has a checkered past dogged by run-ins with the police across Europe and allegations of violence and drink driving. In 2005, France gave him a four-month suspended sentence and ordered him to pay a 500 euro (US$665) fine for bodily harm against his pregnant partner, now wife, and illegal possession of a firearm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New exhibit puts focus on Gordon Parks Oct 11, 2008
From the forgotten lives defined by violence and poverty to the unguarded moments of the rich and famous, he captured the human condition in a way that few others artists have ... Just another one of the thousands of violences that explode in the ghetto every week, Parks wrote 20 years later in describing an emergency room visit prompted by a fight between a man and woman whose Harlem family he documented in a 1968 photo essay entitled The Negro and the Cities: The Cry That Will Be Heard... (MSNBC -- News)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 11, 2008 Oct 11, 2008
When I see the LIES in today's letters from Ralph Anderson (no, Obama will have been at his 24/7/365 Senate job 1,477 days by the time he is sworn in - TEN TIMES what you give him credit for, and 1,477 days more than Clinton, Reagan, either Bush, Carter or Eisenhower served in the Senate) and Janet Price (no, Obama has often worn U.S. flag pins over the years and has freely led the Pledge), and then witnessed the racial ephithets, calls for violence and outright hatred shown by hateful... (North County Times)
Shattered calm Oct 11, 2008
The Israeli coastal town of Acre, normally a relaxed, picturesque place known for its seafood, is reeling from some of the worst Arab-Jewish violence in Israel since 2000 ... In most versions of the narrative that has emerged, the violence erupted when an Israeli-Arab man, Tawfik Jamal, drove his car into the predominantly Jewish neighbourhood where Mrs Vaknin lives, a few hours after the sombre Jewish Yom Kippur fast began ... He believes the violence was pre-planned, had a religious element to... (BBC News -- Africa)
CARDV seeks old cell phones Oct 11, 2008
For the third year, the Corvallis-based Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) is collecting used cell phones to give to individuals facing domestic violence ... From July 2007 through June 2008, CARDV received 4,140 crisis-line calls regarding domestic violence and sexual assault, and provided shelter to 124 women and 153 children ... Emergency cell phones are always needed and serve as a lifeline to those living under the threat of violence, the center said. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Dalai Lama surgery 'successful' Oct 11, 2008
China has stepped up its verbal attacks on the Nobel peace prize-winner since violence broke out against Chinese rule in Tibet in March. Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of stirring up unrest, a charge he denies. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap Oct 11, 2008
I am not espousing violence; but come on, it was the 60's. Bushies hang with terrorists TODAY. BUSH is a terrorist. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Spousal violence a significant problem: group Oct 11, 2008
EDMONTON - Spousal violence remains a significant problem in Alberta despite a recent Statistics Canada report that shows the number of incidents is steadily declining, says a provincial women's shelter organization ... The recently released report, Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2008, showed more than 38,000 incidents of spousal violence were reported to police in 2006 ... There was a steady decline in police reported spousal violence between 1998 and 2006. (Canada.com)
News in Brief Oct 11, 2008
com or visit 5K run memorializes victim of violence Start a new tradition by running in the first-ever Dorothy s Run 5K in memory of Dorothy Giunta-Cotter, or by walking along one of the most beautiful and historic courses in New England, in the 17th annual Walk Against Violence Oct. 19 ... This event raises money for the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides services for families affected by domestic violence. (Amesbury News, MA)
Walk celebrates strides against domestic violence Oct 11, 2008
- It s been six years in the making, but Dorothy s Run will finally make its debut next Sunday as part of the 17th annual Walk Against Violence to benefit the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center ... The run, to be held rain or shine Oct. 19 on Bartlet Mall, also marks significant achievements in helping local high-risk victims of domestic violence ... Next Sunday, Guinta-Cotter s mother and daughters will attend the Walk Against Violence to see hundreds of runners participate in Dorothy s Run, which is... (Amesbury News, MA)
Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 20 Oct 11, 2008
Militant violence has intensified across Pakistan in recent months in apparent reaction to an army offensive against the militants in the rugged northwest including Bajaur and Swat regions. In Bajaur, which is a tribal area north of Orakzai, tribesmen found bodies of four colleagues who were believed to have been abducted by the militants after they agreed to become part of a tribal lashkar, officials said Friday. (International Herald Tribune)
NATO allows strikes on Afghan drug sites Oct 11, 2008
Furthermore, the German government - under pressure from the opposition to come up with an exit strategy, or even withdraw all its troops - is concerned that violence will increase and NATO forces will be more exposed. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune)
Sri Lanka says 25 killed in northern fighting Oct 11, 2008
More than 70,000 people have been killed in the violence. . (International Herald Tribune)
Thai protest leaders get bail Oct 11, 2008
Several doctors at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok's top medical school, have launched a campaign to deny medical services to police or politicians involved in the clashes, the worst street violence in Thailand in 16 years. Queen Sirikit has donated 1 million baht ($29,200) to help treat the injured, including the police, and sent a wreath to the funeral of a 28-year-old woman killed in Tuesday's clashes. (Globe and Mail -- International)
