News about crime

What makes a criminal? Gene trawl raises questions Is a violent criminal born that way, or shaped by childhood experiences and circumstances?

28 October 2014

US school shooter 'invited victims to lunch' The alleged shooter whose gun rampage in a US school left three people dead invited five friends to lunch before opening fire on them.

28 October 2014

Credit-card hacking is Americans' top crime worry: poll Credit-card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above getting mugged or murdered.

28 October 2014

Steenkamp was about to leave Pistorius: mother The mother of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend believes that her daughter was about to leave the disgraced athlete when he shot her dead.

27 October 2014

New governor in Mexico state hit by student disappearances An academic took over as interim governor of a crime-riddled Mexican state thrust into the global spotlight by the disappearance of 43 students.

27 October 2014

New York cop in serious condition after hatchet attack A rookie New York police officer remained in hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by a man with a hatchet who was then shot dead by officers.

25 October 2014

Mexico governor steps down over student disappearances The governor of the Mexican state,where 43 students vanished a month ago, has bowed to pressure to stand down.

24 October 2014

Latest White House intruder charged A man who jumped the White House fence was charged with two felony counts for allegedly kicking and punching two guard dogs.

24 October 2014

Shots shatter calm at home of Canadian democracy Where there had been stillness and dignity -- two Canadian soldiers standing ram-rod straight by a war memorial in silent honor to their fallen comrades.

23 October 2014

Pistorius sentenced to five years jail for killing girlfriend South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year.

21 October 2014

Britain threatens Internet 'trolls' with two years in jail People found guilty of Internet "trolling" in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday.

20 October 2014

Mexico arrests chief of gang in missing students case Mexican authorities have captured the suspected leader of the Guerreros Unidos gang, which was allegedly involved with corrupt police in the disappearance of 43 students.

18 October 2014

Cost of cyber atacks jumps for US firms: study Cybercrime costs are escalating for US companies and attacks are becoming more complicated to resolve.

16 October 2014

Pop star Kesha sues producer Dr. Luke for sex abuse American pop star Kesha sued her producer Dr. Luke for allegedly abusing her sexually and emotionally for years, while threatening to harm her career.

15 October 2014

Colombia arrests 17 for child prostitution, trafficking Twelve adults and five children suspected of child sex crimes and human trafficking have been arrested in Colombia in a joint operation with the United States.

15 October 2014

Party funeral for British tourist murdered in Thailand Family and friends staged a party funeral to bid farewell to Hannah Witheridge, one of two British tourists murdered on a Thai holiday island.

11 October 2014

Tazhayakov to testify against Tsarnaev Kazakhstani Azamat Tazhayakov is willing to testify against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the prime Boston marathon bombings suspect.

10 October 2014

Funeral held for nine Niger peacekeepers killed in Mali Nine UN peacekeepers killed last week in Mali were buried in the Niger capital Niamey.

09 October 2014

Twitter sues US to disclose more on secret data orders Twitter sued the US government, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders.

08 October 2014

Mexico pressed to solve 43 students' disappearance Mexico came under growing international pressure to solve the disappearance of 43 students who vanished after they were attacked by police linked to a drug gang.

08 October 2014

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