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The Mexican drug mafia shoots off musicians: 13 victims for 1,5 years

21 December 2007

In Mexican criminal wars between drug mafia gangs perish rockabilly musicians. 13 victims for 1,5 years, and three of them have died for the last two weeks.
All of the murders remain disclosed. The society can only guess about motives of this tragic and frightening tendency, writes The New York Times.
Abduction of the soloist […]

French journalist is abducted in Africa

20 December 2007

The reporter had no chance to write about migrants. The French journalist, who has gone to Somalia with the purpose to make piece of reporting about illegal immigrants, has been taken hostage.
Unknown armed people in the city of Bosasso in northeast Somalia have abducted French journalist Gwen le Guil.
According to the driver of the […]

300 prisoners have run away from the Indian prison

18 December 2007

Prisoners broke out of prison of the city of Dantevada in the Indian state Chhattisgarh in the evening on Sunday, December, 16.
The police informs that the attack took place during when prisoners at mealtime. «It was thoroughly planned break-out» - add representatives of law enforcement bodies.
Approximately at 17:00 local time prisoners have attacked […]

Norway is the most peaceful country in the world

17 December 2007

Norway, New Zealand and Denmark have taken first three places in the published rating of orderly countries and regions.
The research, conducted with the assistance of influential British edition The Economist, was headed by the Advisory and Research division of edition Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The countries were estimated according to a scale, where 5 is […]

Great Britain will forbid free sale of Samurai swords: 80 crimes, 5 corpses

14 December 2007

British government is going to freeze free sale of Samurai swords since April, 2008. Such decision was taken because of frequent attacks with use of this kind of cold steel, has declared Deputy Home Secretary. According to the statistics, 5 persons have died in such incidents for the last couple of years.
For the first […]

Death penalty is going to be recalled in New Jersey: people are against

13 December 2007

The Senate of American State of New Jersey has voted for a cancellation of death penalty which will be replaced with life imprisonment, for especially dangerous criminals - without the right of early release.
Thus, New Jersey becomes the first for the last 30 years American State which will abolish death penalty, informs The Independent.
For […]

In Britain drunkenness looms large: Gordon Brown takes action

12 December 2007

Police and analytics warn that drunkenness in Britain has taken the sizes of epidemic, and criminal offences on the ground of alcoholic intoxication increase avalanche-like, informs Radio Freedom.
It has induced Gordon Brown to organize a meeting, having invited Ministers of Internal Affairs, Public health services and culture, and also known physicians and heads of the […]

Shooting in the USA: the unknown person has opened fire on missionaries

11 December 2007

An armed person has opened shooting on Christian missionaries in Denver (State Colorado) on Sunday, December, 9, having wounded, at least, four persons.
According to AP, incident has taken place at 00:30 local time in a building of the organization Youth with the Mission where there were about 50 people.
The local police inform that the […]

In Germany the policeman killed two person and shot himself

10 December 2007

In the German city of Neumunster (Schleswig-Holstein) the employee of police has killed two people and then committed suicide.
German news TV-channels informed last week, referring to Office of Public Prosecutor, the police was called by inhabitants of prestigious area of the city of Faldera, who heard sounds of shots.
The police patrol has found […]

In Italy two cash messengers are arrested for theft of €1,75 million and abduction of the colleague

7 December 2007

In the Italian city of Naples police have arrested two cash messengers - employees of a private security firm on suspicion of theft of €1,75 million (2,45 million dollars). During a robbery malefactors have abducted their colleague and have wounded him.
Cash messengers-robbers have declared a crime, having tried to accuse some unknown criminals. Two […]

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