Online threats against teen cat killer

The 16-year-old who admitted to torturing and killing cats in Gothenburg is being hounded on the internet, with threats directed at the teenager and his family on forums like Flashback, which was also instrumental in the police investigation.   Original post on thelocal.se    Comments on reddit.com   

Police: Escaped California mental patient obsessed with Sandy Hook

A man who has threatened young children and is obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School escaped from a mental health facility in Orange County, Calif. on Friday, and police were warning the public to be on the lookout for him. Garden Grove police said Norris P …   Original post on nbcnews.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Marine won’t lend military the flag that covered Saddam Hussein statue’s face – The Lookout

From the blog The Lookout: The Marine whose flag was used to cover the face on the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square before it was toppled at the beginning of the war with Iraq, has refused to lend the memento to the Marines on the 10th anniversary—to the day—of that televised event. Former Lt. Tim McLaughlin told [...]   Original post on yahoo.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Demand for chopsticks killing trees, Chinese lawmaker says

BEIJING: A Chinese legislator who heads a forestry company has urged the country to save more trees by reducing the 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks it makes each year, state media say.   Original post on indiatimes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

EXCLUSIVE: Justice Department memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans

A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence …   Original post on nbcnews.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Hamas executes six suspected collaborators with Israel; body dragged through street

Masked gunmen publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel in a large Gaza City intersection Tuesday, and one of their bodies was dragged through the streets.   Original post on mercurynews.com    Comments on reddit.com   

BBC News – Hague war court acquits Croat Generals Gotovina and Markac

A court in The Hague war overturns the convictions of two Croatian generals accused of war crimes against Serbs during Yugoslavia’s break-up in 1995.   Original post on bbc.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com   

Libyans storm militia in backlash of attack on US

From Yahoo! News: Hundreds of protesters angry over last week’s killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building Friday.   Original post on yahoo.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Punjab girl hires contract killers to eliminate parents for opposing her marriage – The Times of India

Manpreet Kaur wanted to kill her father, mother and brother as they opposed to her decision of marrying her beau Gurmeet Singh, who was already married.   Original post on indiatimes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Shafilea Ahmed murder trial latest: Parents found guilty of killing ‘Westernised’ daughter jailed for life – Mail Online

Mr Justice Roderick Evans told Iftikhar Ahmed, 52, and his wife Farzana, 49, they would both serve a minimum of 25 years in prison after a jury at Chester Crown Court convicted them of the murder of their 17-year-old daughter.   Original post on dailymail.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com   

Florida killing raises questions about ‘stand your ground’ laws – latimes.com

The shooting death of Trayvon Martin by a crime-watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., raises new questions about ‘stand your ground’ laws that allow the use of deadly force in self-defense by people who fear they are in danger of death or serious harm.   Original post on latimes.com    Comments on digg.com   

U.S. News – Justice Department, FBI to probe shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin

In the wake of spreading public outrage, the Justice Department and the FBI have opened an investigation into the shooting of a black teenager by a Florida neighborhood watch captain who escaped arrest.   Original post on msn.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Afghanistan: US Soldier Held By Nato Isaf After Civilian Shooting Spree – World News – Sky News

President Barack Obama has called an incident in which an American soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children,   Original post on sky.com    Comments on reddit.com